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Effect of contraceptive pill on the selenium and zinc status of healthy subjects
Contraception, 06/19/09

Fallah S et al. - The findings may be important because selenium is currently believed to offer protective benefits against carcinogenesis. It has been thought that the decrease in serum zinc could be reflected in a reduction of tissue zinc status due to changes in zinc absorption, excretion or tissue turnover. If these changes occur, the dietary zinc requirement would be greater in women using OCP.

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