Oral contraceptives and the dexamethasone suppression test
peer reviewed ; Among other confounding factors, the influence of the intake of estrogen-containing oral contraceptives on the dexamethasone suppression test (DST) results has never been specifically studied. Therefore, we performed 1 mg DST's in 14 healthy women taking oral contraceptives and 14 age-matched women taking no oral contraceptives. Mean 0800h basal total cortisol was significantly higher among the women taking contraceptives than in the control group, whereas mean free cortisol did not significantly differ. At 1600h following DST, no significant difference existed between the two... Mehr ...
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Dokumenttyp: | journal article |
Erscheinungsdatum: | 1993 |
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Elsevier
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Schlagwörter: | Adrenal Cortex Hormones--analysis / Belgium / Biology / Contraception / Contraceptive Methods / Developed Countries / Dexamethasone Acetate / Endocrine System / Europe / Examinations And Diagnoses / Family Planning / Hormones / Laboratory Examinations And Diagnoses / Laboratory Procedures / Oral Contraceptives / Physiology / Western Europe / Adult / Contraceptives / Oral / Hormonal / Depressive Disorder / Dexamethasone / Female / Human / Hydrocortisone / Social & behavioral sciences / psychology / Treatment & clinical psychology / Sciences sociales & comportementales / psychologie / Traitement & psychologie clinique |
Sprache: | Englisch |
Permalink: | https://search.fid-benelux.de/Record/base-26585081 |
Datenquelle: | BASE; Originalkatalog |
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Link(s) : | https://orbi.uliege.be/handle/2268/260894 |