BACKGROUND Combined oral contraceptives (COCs) reduce levels of androgen,
especially testosterone (T), by inhibiting ovarian and adrenal androgen synthesis and by …

The newer progestogens desogestrel, norgestimate, gestodene, dienogest and nomegestrol
share the common property of having weak or no androgenic effects, but there is great …

In a double-blind, controlled, randomized, four-arm, bicentric clinical study, the effect of four
oral contraceptives (OCs) on various hormone parameters and serum-binding globulins was …

Objective: Prior to the implementation of the blood steroidal module of the Athlete Biological
Passport, we measured the serum androgen levels among a large population of high-level …

Background: Heavy alcohol consumption is associated with menstrual irregularities,
including anovulation, luteal‐phase dysfunction, recurrent amenorrhea, and early …

The effect of a triphasic oral contraceptive containing ethinylestradiol and gestodene
(EE/GSD) on various serum hormonal parameters was compared with that of a monophasic …

The conventional regimen of oral contraceptive (OC) use mimics the natural cycles by
causing regular withdrawal bleeding, which can be avoided by omission of the hormone …

Background Both systemic inflammation and sex hormones have been proposed as
potential mediators of the obese‐asthma phenotype. The aim of this study was to examine …

Steroid drugs with contraceptive properties have been available in the clinical setting for
over four decades and are still subject to improvement. Estrogens, progestins and anti …

The aim of the present study was to investigate the effect of alcohol on androgen levels
among premenopausal women. Eighty-seven women in the mid-cycle phase of the …