The effect of ethinyl estradiol and drospirenone-containing oral contraceptives upon mucoprotein content of cervical mucus

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AKSOY M., GÜVEN S., TOSUN İ., AYDIN F., KART C.

EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF OBSTETRICS & GYNECOLOGY AND REPRODUCTIVE BIOLOGY, vol.164, no.1, pp.40-43, 2012 (SCI-Expanded)

• Publication Type: Article / Article
• Volume: 164 Issue: 1
• Publication Date: 2012
• Doi Number: 10.1016/j.ejogrb.2012.05.002
• Journal Name: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF OBSTETRICS & GYNECOLOGY AND REPRODUCTIVE BIOLOGY
• Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
• Page Numbers: pp.40-43
• Karadeniz Technical University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Objective: To report the effect of oral contraceptives (OC) on cervical mucoprotein content by evaluating quantitatively mucoprotein 1 (MUC1), mucoprotein 2 (MUC2), mucoprotein SAC (MUC5AC) and mucoprotein 58 (MUC5B) levels.