Alessandra Di Sabatino

No ORCID on file · 2 papers in corpus
review 2018
Minerva ginecologica ·doi:10.23736/s0026-4784.17.04172-7

Vitamin D or calcitriol, which was first identified back in 1920, has a key role in bone metabolism and mineralization, and in calcium and magnesium homeostasis. A nuclear receptor (VDR) mediates vitamin D actions in a lot of organs like bo…

nonrandomized-trial 2013
Contraception ·doi:10.1016/j.contraception.2012.09.003

BACKGROUND: Insulin resistance may be induced by both the estrogen and progestin component in hormonal contraception. When estrogen dose is reduced from 50 to 20 mcg, the extent of hyperinsulinemia decreases. Recently, the oral combination …