Abstract
Twenty normotensive and ten hypertensive black women taking oral contraceptive (OC) were studied. Age, body weight, family medical history of hypertension, length of OC use, and type of OC were comparable. At midcycle approximately 10–12 hours following OC intake, blood was drawn and the plasma was used to determine ethynylestradiol (EE 2), caffeine, aldosterone (Aldo) and desoxycorticosterone (DOC) levels. The results showed that in hypertensive OC users, EE 2 and caffeine levels were significantly higher (P < .01) compared to normotensive OC users. While no significant differences were found in Aldo and DOC levels between hypertensive and normotensive OC users, OC users had higher levels of Aldo (P < .01) compared to non-OC users.
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