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| *helps reduce risk of ovarian Ca | *helps reduce risk of ovarian Ca | ||
| ===other combined effects=== | ===other combined effects=== | ||
| - | *altered | + | *altered |
| *can double the half-life of [[methylxanthines|caffeine]] | *can double the half-life of [[methylxanthines|caffeine]] | ||
| + | *altered serum levels of hormones: | ||
| + | * oral estrogens raise corticosteroid-binding globulin (CBG) levels, leading to increased serum total cortisol concentrations | ||
| + | * serum corticosteroid-binding globulin (CBG) and total cortisol levels decreased significantly and normalised by 4 weeks in women after discontinuation combined OCP(([[https:// | ||
| *seems each decade of OCP use results in 20-30% more plaque formation and thus increasing [[atherosclerosis]] | *seems each decade of OCP use results in 20-30% more plaque formation and thus increasing [[atherosclerosis]] | ||
| *see [[http:// | *see [[http:// | ||
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