During this episode I worked with my space-nerd-friends aurora, avinash, and ben from the nexus aurora discord community to try and answer the question, can the oral contraception pill serve a multifunctional role in both inducing amenorrhea while preserving bone health in female astronauts?
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References
[1] Jain V, Wotring VE. Medically induced amenorrhea in female astronauts. npj Microgravity. Published online December 21, 2016:6. doi:10.1038/npjmgrav.2016.8
[2] Berenson AB, Breitkopf CR, Grady JJ, Rickert VI, Thomas A. Effects of hormonal contraception on bone mineral density after 24 months of use. Obstet Gynecol. 2004;103(5 Pt 1):899-906. doi:10.1097/01.AOG.0000117082.49490.d5
[3] Wei S, Winzenberg T, Laslett LL, Venn A, Jones G. Oral contraceptive use and bone. Curr Osteoporos Rep. 2011;9(1):6-11. doi:10.1007/s11914-010-0037-9
[4] Cauley JA, Robbins J, Chen Z, et al. Effects of estrogen plus progestin on risk of fracture and bone mineral density: the Women's Health Initiative randomized trial. JAMA. 2003;290(13):1729-1738. doi:10.1001/jama.290.13.1729
[5] Yang KY, Kim YS, Ji YI, Jung MH. Changes in bone mineral density of users of the levonorgestrel-releasing intrauterine system. J Nippon Med Sch. 2012;79(3):190-194. doi:10.1272/jnms.79.190
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