Birth control pills decrease testosterone and impair muscle adaptations
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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 2024Reviewer Insight2/11/2026The 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.
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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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