The effect of combined oral contraception on testosterone levels in healthy women: a systematic review and meta-analysis

BACKGROUND: Combined oral contraceptives (COCs) reduce levels of androgen, especially testosterone (T), by inhibiting ovarian and adrenal androgen synthesis and by increasing levels of sex hormone-binding globulin (SHBG). Although this suppressive effect has been investigated by numerous studies ove...

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Autores principales: Zimmerman, Y., Eijkemans, M.J.C., Coelingh Bennink, H.J.T., Blankenstein, M.A., Fauser, B.C.J.M.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3845679/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24082040
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/humupd/dmt038

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3845679/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24082040
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/humupd/dmt038

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