Spellacy WN, Ellingson AB, Kotlik A, Tsibris JC. Plasma glucose and insulin levels in women using a levonorgestrel-containing triphasic oral contraceptive for three months.
Contraception 1988;
38:27-35. [PMID:
3139358 DOI:
10.1016/0010-7824(88)90093-5]
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Abstract
Plasma glucose and insulin levels were measured for three hours after an oral glucose challenge in twenty-nine women before and after using a triphasic oral contraceptive containing ethinyl estradiol and levonorgestrel for three months. There were significant elevations in the glucose levels during the three-month tolerance test, while the insulin levels were unchanged. These data suggest that this OC can alter carbohydrate metabolism and that long-term studies are needed to assess the extent of this metabolic change.
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