Effects of combined oral contraceptives containing levonorgestrel or chlormadinone on the endothelium

Contraception

Volumn 87, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 766-772

  Franceschini, Silvio Antonio ^a   Vieira, Carolina Sales ^a,b   Martins, Wellington P ^a,b,c   França, Janaína Boldrini ^a   Ferriani, Rui Alberto ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b National Institute of Hormones and Women's Health   (Brazil)

^c Ultrasonography School of Ribeirao Preto (FATESA EURP)   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Chlormadinone; Endothelium; Flow mediated dilation; Levonorgestrel; Oral contraceptive

Indexed keywords

CHLORMADINONE ACETATE; ETHINYLESTRADIOL; LEVONORGESTREL;

ADULT; ARTERIAL PRESSURE; ARTERIAL STIFFNESS; ARTERIAL WALL THICKNESS; ARTICLE; BRACHIAL ARTERY; COMMON CAROTID ARTERY; CONTRACEPTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; DRUG EFFECT; ENDOTHELIUM; EVALUATION AND FOLLOW UP; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BLOOD PRESSURE; BRACHIAL ARTERY; BRAZIL; CAROTID ARTERY, COMMON; CAROTID INTIMA-MEDIA THICKNESS; CHLORMADINONE ACETATE; CONTRACEPTIVES, ORAL, COMBINED; ENDOTHELIUM, VASCULAR; ETHINYL ESTRADIOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEVONORGESTREL; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; PROGESTINS; RISK; THROMBOEMBOLISM; VASCULAR STIFFNESS; VASOCONSTRICTION; VASOCONSTRICTOR AGENTS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84877687588     PISSN: 00107824     EISSN: 18790518     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.contraception.2012.09.023     Document Type: Article

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