Pill Accused Of Side Effects
(N.Z.P A.- Reuter—Copyright) TORONTO, February 16. Jaundice and skin irritation ofter the use of enovid, a contraceptive pill, were reported today in an article in the Canadian Medical Association Journal.
Dr. A. J. Elliott and Dr. J. Hendry, both of Brandon, Manitoba,- described the condition in a patient who had shown these symptoms during the last three months of her pregnancy a year earlier. Jaundice and marked itching of the skin are known to occur occasionally during pregnancy, but disappear after delivery, the article states. The cause is unknown. The authors said the recurrence of this condition in the patient when she later
took enovid may help explain why it sometimes happens spontaneously during pregnancy.
Jaundice refers to a yellowing of the skin which happens when too much bile from the liver gets into the bloodstream.
The authors said the patient showed no sign of damage to the cells of the liver. After she stopped taking enovid and was given treatment the jaundice and itching disappeared.
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Press, Volume CIV, Issue 30677, 17 February 1965, Page 13
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