Publications by authors named "Caterina Brisinda"
Introduction: Short-term and long-term steroid contraceptive systems are widely employed in adolescents and premenopausal women; they could induce variation in bone metabolism, but whether these changes increase the overall fracture risk is not yet clear.
Evidence Acquisition: A systematic search of scientific publications about "hormonal contraceptives" and "bone metabolism" in reproductive age women was conducted.
Evidence Synthesis: In adolescent girl, combined oral contraceptives could have a deleterious effect on bone health when their onset is within three years after menarche and when they contain ethinyl estradiol at the dose of 20 mcg.