Effects of oral contraceptives on diurnal profiles of insulin, insulin-like growth factor binding protein-1, growth hormone and cortisol in endurance athletes with menstrual disturbance

BACKGROUND: Menstrual disturbances in female athletes are often explained as a consequence of energy deficiency. Oral contraceptive (OC) treatment may have favorable metabolic effects. We evaluated effects of OCs on diurnal secretions of insulin, insulin-like growth factor binding protein 1 (IGFBP-1...

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Autores principales: Rickenlund, A., Thorén, M., Nybacka, Å., Frystyk, J., Hirschberg, A. Lindén
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2010
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2794666/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19840988
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/humrep/dep350

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