Testosterone and SHBG were measured in serum from all blood samples collected, while estradiol and progesterone were measured among 76 women not currently using hormonal contraceptives because hormonal contraceptives contains synthetic forms of estrogen and / or progestin (40), which may
influence endogenous levels of estrogens and progesterone.
Not exact matches
Cross-sectional analysis from the Nurses Health Study indicated that frequent alcohol intake is independently related to higher
endogenous estradiol
levels and that estradiol alone, or combined with SHBG,
influenced the protective association between alcohol consumption and diabetes risk in postmenopausal women (133).
Influence of
endogenous reproductive hormones on F2 - isoprostane
levels in premenopausal women: the BioCycle Study