Metabolic profile of a continuous versus a cyclic low-dose combined oral contraceptive after one year of use.

Rad M, Kluft C, de Kam ML, Meijer P, Cohen AF, Grubb GS, Constantine GD, Burggraaf J

To compare the effects of a combined oral contraceptive (COC) taken continuously with those of one of similar composition taken cyclically on 30 variables related to haemostasis, lipids, carbohydrates, bone metabolism, and sex hormone-binding globulin (SHBG).