Oral contraceptive use is associated with smaller hypothalamic and pituitary gland volumes in healthy women: A structural MRI study

The effects of hormonal contraceptives on structural features of the hypothalamus and pituitary are incompletely understood. One prior study reported microstructural changes in the hypothalamus with oral contraceptive pill (OCP) use. However, effects on hypothalamic volume have not been reported. On...

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Autores principales: Chen, Ke Xun, Worley, Sandie, Foster, Henry, Edasery, David, Roknsharifi, Shima, Ifrah, Chloe, Lipton, Michael L.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2021
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8059834/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33882080
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0249482

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8059834/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33882080
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0249482

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