Inflammation and Oral Contraceptive Use in Female Athletes Before the Rio Olympic Games

Inflammation and Oral Contraceptive Use in Female Athletes Before the Rio Olympic Games

This study investigated the association between synthetic ovarian hormone use [i.e., the oral contraceptive (OC) pill] and basal C-reactive protein (CRP), peripheral blood immune cell subsets, and circulating pro- and anti-inflammatory cytokine concentrations in elite female athletes. Elite female a...

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Main Authors: Brianna Larsen, Amanda Cox, Candice Colbey, Michael Drew, Helen McGuire, Barbara Fazekas de St Groth, David Hughes, Nicole Vlahovich, Gordon Waddington, Louise Burke, Bronwen Lundy, Nicholas West, Clare Minahan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2020-05-01
Series:Frontiers in Physiology
Subjects:
C-reactive protein
cytokines
contraception
athletes
sex hormones
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fphys.2020.00497/full

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