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Insulin and Birth control - a phase IV clinical study of FDA data

Summary:

Birth control is reported as a side effect among people who take Insulin (insulin pork), especially for people who are female, 30-39 old, have been taking the drug for 1 - 6 months also take Gliclazide, and have High blood pressure.

The phase IV clinical study analyzes which people have Birth control when taking Insulin. It is created by eHealthMe based on reports of 49,622 people who have side effects when taking Insulin from the FDA, and is updated regularly.

What is Insulin?

Insulin has active ingredients of insulin pork. It is often used in diabetes. eHealthMe is studying from 50,203 Insulin users. Check the latest studies of Insulin.

What is Birth control?

Birth control is found to be associated with 872 drugs and 1,646 conditions by eHealthMe. Check the latest studies of Birth control.

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On Sep, 04, 2026

49,622 people reported to have side effects when taking Insulin.
Among them, 72 people (0.15%) have Birth control.

Could Insulin cause Birth control?

Among these 72 people:

How long have people been on Insulin when they have Birth control? *

  • < 1 month: 0.0 %
  • 1 - 6 months: 89.66 %
  • 6 - 12 months: 0.0 %
  • 1 - 2 years: 10.34 %
  • 2 - 5 years: 0.0 %
  • 5 - 10 years: 0.0 %
  • 10+ years: 0.0 %

What is the gender of people who have Birth control when taking Insulin? *

  • female: 98.44 %
  • male: 1.56 %

What is the age of people who have Birth control when taking Insulin? *

  • 0-1: 0.0 %
  • 2-9: 0.0 %
  • 10-19: 3.7 %
  • 20-29: 37.04 %
  • 30-39: 55.56 %
  • 40-49: 3.7 %
  • 50-59: 0.0 %
  • 60+: 0.0 %

What are other drugs people take besides Insulin? *

  1. Gliclazide: 32 people, 44.44%
  2. Levemir: 29 people, 40.28%
  3. Lantus: 29 people, 40.28%
  4. Humalog: 17 people, 23.61%
  5. Metformin: 13 people, 18.06%
  6. Lasix: 10 people, 13.89%
  7. Tylenol: 3 people, 4.17%
  8. Ursodeoxycholic Acid: 3 people, 4.17%
  9. Ocrevus: 3 people, 4.17%
  10. Vitamin D: 2 people, 2.78%

What are other side effects people have besides Birth control? *

  1. Premature Delivery: 38 people, 52.78%
  2. Maternal Exposure During Pregnancy (use of substance during pregnancy): 25 people, 34.72%
  3. Gestational Diabetes (diabetes in pregnancy): 12 people, 16.67%
  4. Foetal Exposure During Pregnancy (exposing your unborn child to contraindicated in pregnancy leads birth defect): 11 people, 15.28%
  5. Pre-Eclampsia (high blood pressure and significant amounts of protein in the urine of a pregnant woman): 5 people, 6.94%
  6. High Blood Pressure: 4 people, 5.56%
  7. Premature Rupture Of Membranes: 4 people, 5.56%
  8. Lung Cyst (air or fluid filled sac in lung): 3 people, 4.17%
  9. Abortion Spontaneous (naturally occurring miscarriage): 3 people, 4.17%
  10. Amniotic Cavity Infection: 3 people, 4.17%

What are the existing conditions these people have? *

  1. High Blood Pressure: 34 people, 47.22%
  2. Diabetic Neuropathy (neuropathic disorders that are associated with diabetes mellitus): 32 people, 44.44%
  3. Bipolar I Disorder (mood disorder that is characterized by at least one manic or mixed episode): 32 people, 44.44%
  4. Hypokalemia (low potassium): 31 people, 43.06%
  5. Constipation: 31 people, 43.06%
  6. Normochromic Normocytic Anaemia (forms of anaemia in which the average size and haemoglobin content of the red blood cells are within normal limits): 31 people, 43.06%
  7. Gestational Diabetes (diabetes in pregnancy): 10 people, 13.89%
  8. Epilepsy (common and diverse set of chronic neurological disorders characterized by seizures): 4 people, 5.56%
  9. Rheumatoid Arthritis (a chronic progressive disease causing inflammation in the joints): 4 people, 5.56%
  10. Crohn's Disease (a condition that causes inflammation of the gastrointestinal tract): 3 people, 4.17%

* Approximation only. Some reports may have incomplete information.

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Expand to all the drugs that have ingredients of insulin pork:

Sub-studies by gender and age:

Female: 0-1 2-9 10-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-59 60+

Male: 0-1 2-9 10-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-59 60+

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How the study uses the data?

The study uses data from the FDA. It is based on insulin pork (the active ingredients of Insulin) and Insulin (the brand name). Other drugs that have the same active ingredients (e.g. generic drugs) are not considered. Dosage of drugs is not considered in the study.

How to use the study?

DO NOT STOP MEDICATIONS without first consulting your doctor. If there are any serious or long term adverse effects discovered in the study, discuss the study with your doctor to ensure that proper medication management will be in place if applicable.

Who is eHealthMe?

With medical big data and proven AI/ML algorithms, eHealthMe provides a platform for everyone to run phase IV clinical trials. We study millions of patients and 5,000 more each day. Results of our real-world drug study have been referenced on 800+ peer-reviewed medical publications, including The Lancet, Mayo Clinic Proceedings, and Nature. Our analysis results are available to researchers, health care professionals, patients (testimonials), and software developers (open API).

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