The effects of oral contraceptive use on iron and copper concentrations in breast milk

Fertility and Sterility

Volumn 72, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 297-301

  Dorea, Jose G ^a   Miazaki, Edina S ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRASILIA   (Brazil)

^b Department of Nutrition ^*

Author keywords

Copper; Human milk; Iron; Lactation; Oral contraceptives

Indexed keywords

COPPER; ETHINYLESTRADIOL; IRON; LEVONORGESTREL; LOW DOSE ORAL CONTRACEPTIVE; NORETHISTERONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BREAST FEEDING; BREAST MILK; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COPPER METABOLISM; FEMALE; HUMAN; IRON METABOLISM; LACTATION; ORAL CONTRACEPTION; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

AMERICAS; BIOLOGY; BRAZIL; CONTRACEPTION; CONTRACEPTIVE AGENTS; CONTRACEPTIVE AGENTS, ESTROGEN; CONTRACEPTIVE AGENTS, FEMALE; CONTRACEPTIVE AGENTS, PROGESTIN; CONTRACEPTIVE METHODS; COPPER; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; ETHINYL ESTRADIOL; FAMILY AND HOUSEHOLD; FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS; FAMILY PLANNING; FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS; HUMAN MILK--ANALYSIS; IRON; LACTATION; LATIN AMERICA; LEVONORGESTREL; MATERNAL PHYSIOLOGY; METALS; MICRONUTRIENTS; MOTHERS; NORETHINDRONE; ORAL CONTRACEPTIVES; PARENTS; PHYSIOLOGY; RESEARCH REPORT; SOUTH AMERICA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CONTRACEPTIVES, ORAL; CONTRACEPTIVES, ORAL, COMBINED; COPPER; FEMALE; HUMANS; IRON; LACTATION; MILK, HUMAN;

EID: 0033180256     PISSN: 00150282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0015-0282(99)00227-7     Document Type: Article

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