Auditory brainstem response in premenopausal women taking oral contraceptives

Human Reproduction

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 85-89

  Caruso, Salvatore ^a,b   Maiolino, Luigi ^a   Rugolo, Salvatore ^a   Intelisano, Giorgia ^a,b   Farina, Marco ^a   Cocuzza, Salvatore ^a   Serra, Agostino ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CATANIA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CATANIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Auditory brainstem response; Auditory evoked potentials; Hearing; Menstrual cycle; Oral contraceptives

Indexed keywords

ARIANNA; DESOGESTREL PLUS ETHINYLESTRADIOL; ETHINYLESTRADIOL PLUS GESTODENE; GYNODEN; MINESSE; ORAL CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT; PROGESTERONE; SEX HORMONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUDITORY SYSTEM; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG USE; ECHOGRAPHY; EVOKED BRAIN STEM AUDITORY RESPONSE; FEMALE; FOLLICULAR PHASE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LATENT PERIOD; LUTEAL PHASE; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; NORMAL HUMAN; ORAL CONTRACEPTION; OVULATION; PILL; PREMENOPAUSE; PROGESTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 0037248108     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/deg003     Document Type: Article

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