Independence of oral contraceptive-induced changes in glucose tolerance and plasma cortisol levels.
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.
D003276:Contraceptives, Oral / Q000494:pharmacology*; D003277:Contraceptives, Oral, Combined / Q000494:pharmacology; D005260:Female; D005947:Glucose / Q000378:metabolism*; D005951:Glucose Tolerance Test; D006801:Humans; D006854:Hydrocortisone / Q000097:blood*
D003276:Contraceptives, Oral; D003277:Contraceptives, Oral, Combined; D005947:Glucose; D006854:Hydrocortisone