Divergent effects of two low-dose oral contraceptives on sex hormone-binding globulin and free testosterone

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 156, Issue 1, 1987, Pages 199-203

  Jung Hoffmann, Claudia ^a   Kuhl, Herbert ^a  

^a GOETHE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

free testosterone; Low dose oral contraceptives; sex hormone binding globulin; testosterone

Indexed keywords

DESOGESTREL; DESOGESTREL PLUS ETHINYLESTRADIOL; ETHINYLESTRADIOL; ETHINYLESTRADIOL PLUS LEVONORGESTREL; NORGESTREL; ORAL CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT; SEX HORMONE BINDING GLOBULIN; TESTOSTERONE;

CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSIS; DRUG COMPARISON; DRUG EFFICACY; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; METHODOLOGY; NORMAL HUMAN; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SERUM;

ADULT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTRACEPTIVES, ORAL, COMBINED; DESOGESTREL; ETHINYL ESTRADIOL; ETHINYL ESTRADIOL-NORGESTREL COMBINATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; NORGESTREL; NORPREGNENES; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; SEX HORMONE-BINDING GLOBULIN; TESTOSTERONE;

EID: 0023096648     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0002-9378(87)90238-9     Document Type: Article

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