Oral Contraceptives and Bone Health in Female Runners

Abstract

This is a two-year randomized trial of the effects of oral contraceptives on bone mass and stress fracture incidence among 150 female competitive distance runners in the age range 18-25 years. The Coordinating Center is at Stanford University and bone mass is being measured at five sites: Massachusetts General Hospital, University of California Los Angeles, University of Michigan, Stanford University/Palo Alto VA Medical Center, and Helen Hayes Hospital in West Haverstraw NY. Athletes were recruited from the areas around these five clinical sites. To date, over all five clinical sites, 152 have been randomized. Final results of the study will not be available until 2005.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 01, 2003
Accession Number
ADA422917

Entities

People

  • Jennifer L. Kelsey

Organizations

  • Stanford University

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Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Biomedical Research
  • Body Composition
  • Body Weight
  • Dietary Fats
  • Digestive System Processes
  • Diseases And Disorders
  • Eating Disorders
  • Geographic Regions
  • Health Services
  • Hospitals
  • Medical Personnel
  • Osteoporosis
  • Regression Analysis
  • Reproductive Control Agents
  • Schools
  • Spine
  • Universities

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  • Medicine

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