SOURCE: MedPage Today
DATE: April 17, 2009
EXCERPT: "Oral contraceptives blunt muscle development in active young women, according to data presented here.
Ten weeks of resistance exercise training resulted in 40% less gain in lean mass among users of oral contraceptive pills than in nonusers, .... " more
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Primary source: Experimental Biology 09 -- Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology
Source reference: Lee CW, et al "Oral contraceptive use impairs muscle gains in young women" Presented at Experimental Biology 09 FASEB 2009; Abstract 4197. (access abstract via online conference itinerary when available)
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