Combined oral contraceptive pills produce fewer changes in platelet count

Objective: to determine whether low dose combined oral contraceptive pills affect platelet count methodology: the study was conducted at family planning centers at social obstetrical unit baqai medical university and reproductive and health sciences (rhs) institute,a family planning unit,at jinnah post graduate medical center karachi,from november 2010 to april 2011. fifty healthy non smoking women were administered combined oral contraceptive pills (cocps) containing ethinyloestradiol: 0.03mg,levonorgestrel: 0.15mg,ferrous fumerate 75.0mg for six months. results: at 6 months,no significant rise in the platelet count which could be due to the low dose of estrogen used in combination. conclusions: low-dose 30mcg ethinylestradiol in cocps produced fewer changes in platelet count.