SERUM MARKERS OF INFLAMMATION AND ENDOTHELIAL FUNCTION ARE ELEVATED BY HORMONAL CONTRACEPTIVE USE BUT NOT BY EXERCISE-ASSOCIATED MENSTRUAL DISORDERS IN PHYSICALLY ACTIVE YOUNG WOMEN

SERUM MARKERS OF INFLAMMATION AND ENDOTHELIAL FUNCTION ARE ELEVATED BY HORMONAL CONTRACEPTIVE USE BUT NOT BY EXERCISE-ASSOCIATED MENSTRUAL DISORDERS IN PHYSICALLY ACTIVE YOUNG WOMEN

The purpose of the study was to determine the effects of exercise-associated menstrual disorders and hormonal contraceptives (HC) on systemic inflammatory markers and endothelial function in female athletes. Thirty-nine active women (>5 h of aerobic exercise per wk), aged 18-33 y, participated in...

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Main Authors: Pamela S. Hinton, R. Scott Rector, James E. Peppers, Rebecca. D. Imhoff, Laura. S. Hillman
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University of Uludag 2006-06-01
Series:Journal of Sports Science and Medicine
Subjects:
Cytokines
soluble vascular adhesion molecule
female reproductive disorders
Online Access:http://www.jssm.org/vol5/n2/8/v5n2-8text.php

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