Influence Of Hormonal Contraceptive Use On Bone Metabolic Responses To British Army Officer Basic Training

Hormonal contraceptives are commonly used by servicewomen. Hormonal contraceptives contain ethinyl oestradiol and progestogen, or progestogen only, and act by altering the endogenous production of 17β-Oestradiol. 17β-Oestradiol plays an important role in the regulation of bone metabolism. PURPOSE: To investigate differences in the bone metabolic responses to 44-weeks British Army Officer basic training between women not using any hormonal...