Interleukin-6 is higher in naturally menstruating women compared with oral contraceptive pill users during the low-hormone phase
Lauren E. Eagan, Catalina A. Chesney, Sara E. Mascone, Ninette Shenouda, Sushant M. Ranadive
Abstract
We demonstrate that despite having similar macrovascular function and concentrations of the vasoconstrictive substance endothelin-1 (ET-1) healthy naturally menstruating women display higher concentrations of circulating IL-6 during the lower-hormone phase of their menstrual cycle compared with 1) the higher-hormone phase of their menstrual cycle and 2) the lower-hormone phase of healthy women using oral contraceptive pills.
Topics & Concepts
EndocrinologyLuteal phaseInternal medicineMedicineEstrogenFollicular phaseOral contraceptive pillMenstrual cyclePillPlaceboMenstruationHormonePopulationFamily planningPharmacologyPathologyResearch methodologyAlternative medicineEnvironmental healthMenopause: Health Impacts and TreatmentsOvarian function and disordersMenstrual Health and Disorders