TY - JOUR ID - TI - Evaluation of serum ceruloplasmin, copper, iron and Vit.C levels inWomen using oral contraceptive pills in Tikrit city تقدير مستوى سيريليوبلازمين والنحاس والحديد وفيتامين C في مصل النساء اللاتي يتعاطين موانع الحمل في مدينة تكريت AU - Saifaldin A.Abed سيف الدين احمد AU - Ayhan R.Mahmood ايهاب رشيد محمود AU - Entedhar Riffat Sarhat انتظار رفعت سرحت PY - 2008 VL - 4 IS - 2 SP - 140 EP - 146 JO - Tikrit Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences مجلة تكريت للعلوم الصيدلانية SN - 18152716 2664231X AB - Oral contraceptive steroids are used by an estimated 60 to 70 million women worldwide.
Over the past 20 years there have been both case reports and clinical studies on
the topic of drug interactions with these agents. The use of oral contraceptives has
been consistently associated with decreased levels of the activity of many enzymes,
and Vitamin C. The main transporter of copper, a2-globulin ceruloplasmin which is a
multifunctional enzyme. The present study was conducted in Family planning in
Tikrit Teaching Hospital in Tikrit province, Serum ceruloplasmin, copper, vitamin C,
and iron levels were estimated in 54 women who were using oral contraceptives for at
least I year. The mean age of women was (32.08 years vs. 27.04 years of control). The
serum level of ceruloplasmin (Cp) as antioxidant protein was significantly high in
comparison to control group (mean 40.5 mg/dl vs. 33.28 mg/dl, Pof serum copper in women were using contraceptive (17.03 J.!MIL) is significantly
higher (Pvitamin C values in women using contraceptives were significantly lower than control
group (P<0.05), the mean of vitamin C value was 3.452 ~-tM/L vs. 6.534 ~-tM/L of
control. The mean value of serum iron in women were using contraception (8.642
~tM/L) which is less significantly (P(17.603 ~-tM/L).

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