Evidence for Stress-like Alterations in the HPA-Axis in Women Taking Oral Contraceptives

Using oral contraceptives has been implicated in the aetiology of stress-related disorders like depression. Here, we followed the hypothesis that oral contraceptives deregulate the HPA-axis by elevating circulating cortisol levels. We report for a sample of 233 pre-menopausal women increased circula...

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Autores principales: Hertel, Johannes, König, Johanna, Homuth, Georg, Van der Auwera, Sandra, Wittfeld, Katharina, Pietzner, Maik, Kacprowski, Tim, Pfeiffer, Liliane, Kretschmer, Anja, Waldenberger, Melanie, Kastenmüller, Gabi, Artati, Anna, Suhre, Karsten, Adamski, Jerzy, Langner, Sönke, Völker, Uwe, Völzke, Henry, Nauck, Matthias, Friedrich, Nele, Grabe, Hans Joergen
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Nature Publishing Group UK 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5658328/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29074884
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-017-13927-7

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5658328/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29074884
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-017-13927-7

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