Recent research has suggested that hormonal contraceptives could have among the side effects favor the development of gestational diabetes.
Although previous studies had been able to establish an association between the use of hormonal contraceptives with the increase in blood glucose and lipid alteration, so far there were no reliable data on whether it could also favor the development of gestational diabetes.
Now in a wide study conducted by experts from Missouri (Prames), in which 2007 and 2008 data are analyzed and including 78% of all the births of the United States.The PRAMES study includes responses from 2741 women who state that they or their partners use some contraceptive method: tubal ligation, vasectomy, contraceptive pills, condoms, intrauterine devices, etc.
8.3% of women participating in the study were diagnosed gestational diabetes in their last pregnancy, which means that these women have a 43% risk of risk of breaking diabetes when this risk compares with that of women who do notThey have used some type of contraceptive method.
A significant fact is that women whose pregnancy was not planned had 61% less risk of developing gestational diabetes than those other women in which their pregnancy was planned.
Another information is that women of 30 or more years have more risk than those under 20 years.