Evaluation of oxidative stress after treatment with low estrogen contraceptive either alone or associated with specific antioxidant therapy

Contraception

Volumn 85, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 503-508

  Finco, Annarosa ^a   Belcaro, Gianni ^b   Cesarone, Maria Rosaria ^b  

^a Cor Con International Srl Department of Oxidation Research ^*  (Italy)

^b Cardiovascular Research SS Arca Delle Professioni   (Italy)

Author keywords

d ROMs test; Green tea catechins; Hydroperoxides; MF Templar ; Physiological modulators

Indexed keywords

CATECHIN; DROSPIRENONE PLUS ETHINYLESTRADIOL; HYDROPEROXIDE; PLACEBO; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE; TEMPLAR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTRACEPTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LOW DRUG DOSE; MULTIPLE CYCLE TREATMENT; NORMAL HUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; TEA;

ADULT; ANDROSTENES; ANTIOXIDANTS; CATECHIN; CONTRACEPTIVES, ORAL, COMBINED; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; ESTROGENS; ETHINYL ESTRADIOL; FEMALE; HERB-DRUG INTERACTIONS; HUMANS; LIPID PEROXIDATION; MENSTRUATION; OXIDATIVE STRESS; REACTIVE OXYGEN SPECIES; TEA;

EID: 84859728513     PISSN: 00107824     EISSN: 18790518     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.contraception.2011.09.013     Document Type: Article

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