Comparison of metabolic and inflammatory outcomes in women who used oral contraceptives and the levonorgestrel-releasing intrauterine device in a general population.

OBJECTIVE: We compared the metabolic and cardiovascular parameters of a reference group of women with those of women who used 2 contraceptive regimes that are used worldwide: the levonorgestrel-releasing intrauterine device and oral contraceptives. STUDY DESIGN: We investigated a cohort of 2814 wom...

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Main Authors: Morin-Papunen, L, Martikainen, H, McCarthy, M, Franks, S, Sovio, U, Hartikainen, A, Ruokonen, A, Leinonen, M, Laitinen, J, Järvelin, MR, Pouta, A
Format: Conference item
Published: 2008