Androgen levels of premenopausal females are not observably associated with body composition and physical performance, but may interact with hormonal contraceptive use
Serum androgen levels were not robustly associated with body composition or physical performance outcomes in healthy, recreationally active and trained premenopausal females. Hormonal contraceptive status may attenuate the associations between androgens and performance, driven potentially by FFM and individuals with high androgen levels.
Authors
- Heikki Kyröläinen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3822-1733)
- Johanna K. Ihalainen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9428-4689)
- Jari E. Karppinen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9886-9067)
- Ritva S. Taipale (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5668-2202)
- Juha J. Hulmi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3813-2124)
- Terhi Piltonen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9921-7300)
- Vera M. Salmi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8529-8824)
Institutions
- University of Helsinki (FI)
- Oulu University Hospital (FI)
- Research Institute for Olympic Sports (FI)
- University of Jyväskylä (FI)
Publication Details
- Journal
- European Journal of Applied Physiology
- Published
- 2025-09-22
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s00421-025-05993-x
- Primary Topic
- Hormonal and reproductive studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Ellen ja Artturi Nyyssösen Säätiö
- Emil Aaltosen Säätiö
- Jyväskylän Yliopisto