Effects of orally administered hormonal contraceptives on the musculoskeletal system of healthy premenopausal women—A systematic review
Abstract Introduction The musculoskeletal system (MSK) is one of the extragonadal target tissues of sex hormones: osteoblasts and osteocytes express estrogen receptors, while in fibroblasts of the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) and myocytes of the vastus lateralis muscle (MVL), estrogen and proges...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Wiley
2022-09-01
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Series: | Health Science Reports |
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1002/hsr2.776 |