Supraventricular Tachycardia (SVT) and oral contraceptive usage?

My 18 year old daughter has supraventricular and has had two ablations to try to correct it. However, the ablations were not completely successful but she is on a medication that manages to control her arrythmia. She is now considering taking birth control pills due to a very erratic menstrual cycle. In the past, her heartrate would increase during the week prior to her cycle despite the medication to control her heartrate. It would subside again once her cycle began. I was wondering if anyone else has had a similar experience and is now on birth control pills. Has taking birth control pills incited your SVT?

the only risk she will sustain is more susceptibility to clots in legs with ocp ,she must consult with her cardiologist before getting on the ocp ,,

You do not state the type of ablation that was undertaken, whether it was a tissue ablation or a sinus node ablation. Sometimes, following sinus node ablation, there is damage to the SA node and this might require modification. Some patients find, after failed ablations, that they have a better result with a pacemaker. Premature ventricular contractions (Pvc鈥檚) are very difficult to treat with ablation as you can often have multiple sites that they occur from. They can also be hard to treat as medicines that work in some do not work in others. Most importantly, they can be very difficult for some to live with, but many have dealt with their symptoms through different mechanisms including things like relaxation techniques. Treatment involves maintaining airway, breathing, and cardiovascular status; oxygen supplementation; and cardioversion. Nonpharmacologic measures, such as vagal maneuvers, can be attempted for patients with asymptomatic SVT or with mild heart failure. If this fails, medications, such as adenosine, procainamide, and amiodarone, can be initiated. Maintenance therapy consists of a beta-blocker, procainamide, sotalol, amiodarone, or flecainide. Failure to manage SVTs with medications requires radiofrequency catheter ablation to prevent recurrence. In this case, the choice is whether it is considered that further attempts at ablation will be of benefit. SVTs without heart failure can be managed with digoxin, with or without diuretics. All patients suffering from any form of cardiac conditions are advised to refrain from smoking, as cigarette smoking increases the risk of serious cardiovascular side effects. With regard to oral contraceptive use, she would be advised to obtain advice from her doctor / gynaecologist with reference to oral contraceptives 鈥?stating the name of the contraceptive of her choice.
I rather suspect that you are aware of all the details in the link on SVT which I add, but maybe there is some information of which you are not aware.

http://www.patient.co.uk/
showdoc/23069180/


In this link, you will find some details, regarding oral contraceptives and cardiac problems, under the heading 鈥淥ther Medical Conditions鈥?br>

http://findarticles.com/
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Hope this helps
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