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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
1990-9-26
pubmed:abstractText
Ovarian function was studied in ten normal fertile women before and during the first cycle on a low-dose micropill containing 30 mcg ethinyl estradiol and 150 mcg L-norgestrel. In a control cycle and the first treatment cycle, steroid metabolites estrone-3-glucuronide (E1-3G) and pregnanediol-3 alpha-glucuronide (Pd-3G) were measured in daily early morning urine (EMU) samples. Also, luteinizing hormone (LH) was estimated during the expected periovulatory period. During the first cycle of micropill intake, ovarian function was suppressed in all cases. This is evidenced by significantly lower E1-3G and Pd-3G and absent midcycle LH peak compared to control cycles. The pattern of steroid metabolites was almost flat with no peaks. It is concluded that there is no need to cover the first cycle of micropill intake with other contraceptive methods.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jul
pubmed:issn
0010-7824
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
42
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
29-34
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1990
pubmed:articleTitle
Urinary hormonal profile during the first cycle of low-dose oral contraceptive pills in women.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Alexandria, Egypt.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article