The hormonal profile in women using combined monophasic oral contraceptive pills varies across the pill cycle: a temporal analysis of serum endogenous and exogenous hormones using liquid chromatography with tandem mass spectroscopy
Luis Rodriguez, Ellen Casey, Eric Crossley, Noelle S. Williams, Yasin Y. Dhaher
Abstract
The results from this study have wide-ranging implications for research and treatment in women's health including considerations in research design and interpretation for studies including women taking oral contraceptives, the potential for more precise and personalized methods of dosing to reduce unwanted side effects and adverse events, and the potential treatment of a variety of disorders ranging from musculoskeletal to neurological with exogenous hormones.
Topics & Concepts
PillHormoneMedicineOral contraceptive pillPhysiologyAdverse effectDosingHormonal contraceptionEndogenyEstrogenFamily planningPopulationEndocrinologyPharmacologyResearch methodologyEnvironmental healthReproductive Health and ContraceptionHormonal and reproductive studiesMenopause: Health Impacts and Treatments