European journal of applied physiology

· 1 paper in corpus

2025

Effect of oral contraceptive consumption timing on substrate metabolism, cognition, and exercise performance in females: a randomised controlled trial.

doi:10.1007/s00421-025-05733-1 ·PMID:40029411

PurposeThe pharmacokinetic profile of oral contraceptives (OCs) results in an acute, transient increase in circulating synthetic reproductive hormones. This study aimed to assess the acute effects of OC ingestion on cognitive function, subs…