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There is an increased risk of endometrial cancer in patients taking progesterone-only hormone replacement therapy unopposed to oestrogen. However, this is not a complication in patients taking the combined oral contraceptive pill.
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d
Endometrial cancer
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Weight gain is a common side effect of the combined contraceptive pill but it is not acutely life-threatening or severe.
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e
Weight Gain
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Coronary heart disease is a severe side effect of anabolic androgen steroids. However, it is not linked to the combined oral contraceptive pill.
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c
Coronary heart disease
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Flushing is defined as the sudden reddening of the face or skin due to vasodilation. This is a common side effect of the combined contraceptive pill but it is not severe or life-threatening.
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b
Flushing
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The combined contraceptive pill contains oestrogen and progestogen. There is a small increased risk of thromboembolism in patients who take it and this can be life-threatening.
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a
Thromboembolism
Concept
Chapter
2693
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Combined oral contraceptive pill
Topic
210
Reproductive Pharmacology
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Which of these is a severe possible side-effect of the combined oral contraceptive pill?
a