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Birth control pills decrease testosterone and impair muscle adaptations

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  • Inconclusive

    The Effect of Hormonal Contraceptive Use on Skeletal Muscle Hypertrophy, Power and Strength Adaptations to Resistance Exercise Training: A Systematic Review and Multilevel Meta-analysis

    Published 2024
    Reviewer Insight
    2/11/2026

    The authors acknowledge in the Discussion that "Combined OCPs reduce endogenous concentrations of 17-beta oestradiol and progesterone" but they do not measure testosterone levels in any of the included studies.

  • Awaiting Review

    Endogenous testosterone concentrations and muscle mass, strength and performance in women, a systematic review of observational studies

    Published 2023
  • Awaiting Review

    Management of hirsutism.

    Published 2000

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