Abdominal pain and jaundice in a patient using hormonal contraceptives

Drug-induced Liver Disease Contraceptive Agents Pelvic Inflammatory Disease Intrahepatic cholestasis

Authors

  • Diego Cruz
    diadcruz@gmail.com
    Departamento de Medicina Interna, Hospital General San Juan de Dios, Guatemala, Guatemala., Guatemala
  • Madeline Martínez Departamento Ginecología y Obstetricia, Hospital General Juan José Arevalo Bermejo, Guatemala, Guatemala., Guatemala
October 22, 2021
March 3, 2022

The use of hormonal oral contraceptives is on the rise, leading to an increase in sexually transmitted diseases. In this case, a 20-year-old woman with an obstetric history of jaundice not studied in previous pregnancies is described. She went to t