Can anyone give me some more information on why a female patient who had a
previous history of Rheumatic Fever,be an unsuitable candidate for oral
contraception…is it an absolute contraindication…and if so…why ?
Thanks in advance!
Regards,
John A.Currie
jacur…@nbnet.nb.ca
I am not aware of an absolute contraindication to oral
contraceptive with a hx of rhem fever. I could understand if the
patient had resulting mitral stenosis which may increase the risk
of stroke, particularly with concomitant atrial fibrillation.
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Terry Bauch
John A. Currie wrote:
> previous history of Rheumatic Fever,be an unsuitable candidate for oral
> contraception…is it an absolute contraindication…and if so…why ?
I don’t think this condition constitutes a contraindication for oral
contraception (neither absolute nor relative)
A. Loma-Osorio
Hospital Txagorritxu
Cardiology
Vitoria, Spain
al…@jet.es
I had RF as a child and developed mitral stenosis in my teens. Because of the
defective valve, I’ve had surgery often. I could not take oral contraceptives
because of the high degree of chance that blood clots might form. If your wife
has developed a murmur even a slight one, the doctor is practicing
preventative medicine–preventing the possibility of a clot forming in the
lungs or an early stroke.
Oral contraception can be rough on a healthy person (this I found out from
friends on it) but on a body that has been weakened by RF is can be a killer.
Not all RF victims are have murmers early in life but I do believe it is
better to be safe than sorry in the future.
Live long and love longer.
Eve