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Independence of oral contraceptive‐induced changes in glucose tolerance and plasma cortisol levels
Author(s) -
Cornish E. J.,
Tesoriero W. M.,
Briggs M. H.,
Briggs M.
Publication year - 1975
Publication title -
clinical and experimental pharmacology and physiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.752
H-Index - 103
eISSN - 1440-1681
pISSN - 0305-1870
DOI - 10.1111/j.1440-1681.1975.tb01864.x
Subject(s) - medicine , endocrinology , plasma glucose , plasma concentration , glucose tolerance test , plasma levels , insulin , insulin resistance
SUMMARY 1. Following a 50 g oral glucose load, plasma glucose concentrations and plasma cortisol concentrations were measured in twenty‐five young healthy women. 2. When compared to controls, oral contraceptive users (OC‐users) were found to show a small but significant decrease in glucose tolerance while plasma cortisol values were increased more than two‐fold. 3. The decreased glucose tolerance in OC‐users did not show a significant correlation with raised plasma cortisol levels.