Antiandrogens in hormonal contraception limit muscle strength gain in strength training: Comparison study

Croatian Medical Journal

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 65-68

  Ružić, Lana ^a   Matković, Branka R ^a   Leko, Goran ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZAGREB   (Croatia)

Author keywords

Androgen antagonists; Body composition; Contraception; Exercise; Physical fitness; Skinfold thickness; Women

Indexed keywords

ANTIANDROGEN; CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT; CYPROTERONE ACETATE; DIANE; ESTROGEN; ETHINYLESTRADIOL PLUS NORGESTREL; LEVONORGESTREL; PROGESTERONE;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY MASS; CONTRACEPTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXERCISE; FEMALE; FITNESS; HORMONE ACTION; HUMAN; LIPID COMPOSITION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MUSCLE STRENGTH; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; SKINFOLD THICKNESS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANDROGEN ANTAGONISTS; CONTRACEPTIVES, ORAL, HORMONAL; CYPROTERONE ACETATE; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMANS; ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; PHYSICAL FITNESS;

EID: 0037295734     PISSN: 03539504     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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