Hair cortisol/cortisone in combined oral contraceptive users: An exploratory analysis

These findings suggest that COC use does not increase hair glucocorticoid levels, while underscoring the need to consider hair treatments as a potential confounder in biomarker-based stress assessments.

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Contraception
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2025-11-21
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https://doi.org/10.1016/j.contraception.2025.111310
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Stress Responses and Cortisol
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Hair cortisol/cortisone in combined oral contraceptive users: An exploratory analysis

Elardus Erasmus, Gerda Venter, Daniela Seany Dorfling
Contraception
Stress Responses and Cortisol
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Hair cortisol/cortisone in combined oral contraceptive users: An exploratory analysis

Elardus Erasmus, Gerda Venter, Daniela Seany Dorfling
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Abstract

These findings suggest that COC use does not increase hair glucocorticoid levels, while underscoring the need to consider hair treatments as a potential confounder in biomarker-based stress assessments.

ContraceptionVol. 156
North-West University (ZA)
Cancer Association of South Africa, North-West University
Openalex Percentile: Top 62%
Stress Responses and Cortisol
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