Effects of low-dose gestagen (lynestrenol 0.5 mg) and combination-type oral contraception (lynestrenol 1 mg and ethinyloestradiol 0.05 mg) on blood glucose and serum insulin levels after a glucose load.
Forty 3-h oral glucose tolerance tests (OGTTs) were performed in 10 apparently healthy female volunteers aged 21--34 years, each serving four times as her own control. Each subject was taking either a low-dose gestagen contraceptive (lynestrenol 0.5 mg) or a combination-type pill (lynestrenol 1 mg + ethinyloestradiol 0.05 mg) alternatingly in four consecutive treatment cycles. Blood glucose and serum insulin did not differ significantly with either contraceptive (paired t-test).
D000328:Adult; D001786:Blood Glucose / Q000032:analysis*; D004338:Drug Combinations; D004997:Ethinyl Estradiol / Q000494:pharmacology*; D005260:Female; D005951:Glucose Tolerance Test; D006801:Humans; D007328:Insulin / Q000097:blood*; D008234:Lynestrenol / Q000494:pharmacology*
D001786:Blood Glucose; D004338:Drug Combinations; D007328:Insulin; D004997:Ethinyl Estradiol; D008234:Lynestrenol