Bloodletting has no effect on the blood pressure abnormalities of hyperandrogenic women taking oral contraceptives in a randomized clinical trial

Abstract Normoferritinemic women with functional hyperandrogenism show a mild iron overload. Iron excess, hyperandrogenism, and cardioautonomic dysfunction contribute to blood pressure (BP) abnormalities in these patients. Furthermore, combined oral contraceptives (COC) prescribed for hyperandrogeni...

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Main Authors: Manuel Luque-Ramírez, Andrés E. Ortiz-Flores, Lía Nattero-Chávez, M.Ángeles Martínez-García, María Insenser, Francisco Álvarez-Blasco, Elena Fernández-Durán, Alejandra Quintero-Tobar, Sara de Lope Quiñones, Héctor F. Escobar-Morreale
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2021-11-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-01606-7