Title: Altered Growth Hormone Secretion during Oral Contraception
Abstract: Serum profiles of growth hormone (GH) were recorded for 24 h in 9 young healthy women before and during treatment with monophasic, combined contraceptives. During treatment, there was a change in GH secretion towards a pattern of smaller peaks at a higher frequency. The mean peak amplitude decreased from 11.2 to 7.3 mU/1, the mean peak area from 24.1 to 14.1 mU/1, and the mean interpeak interval from 4.3 to 3.0 h. The biological impact of altered GH secretion is well-known from animal experiments. A sex-steroid-induced change in GH secretion may be relevant for certain metabolic effects of oral contraceptives.
Publication Year: 1990
Publication Date: 1990-01-01
Language: en
Type: article
Indexed In: ['crossref', 'pubmed']
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