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 DECEMBER 10, 2004 Stabilize Your Knee Joints With the Pill Taking oral contraceptives may reduce a woman's risk for knee injury, according to new research that shows female athletes who take the Pill may have more stable knee joints. Earlier research hinted that female hormones may play a role in altering the composition of joint ligaments. So researchers at McGill University in Canada decided to look at the effect of oral contraceptives on knee ligaments. Orthopedic surgeons assessed the knee stability of 78 female athletes, 42 who were taking the Pill and 36 who were not. Their findings, published recently in the Clinical Journal of Sports Medicine, show that the women on contraceptives had tighter knee joints and therefore may be less susceptible to ligament tears or injuries. Women are four to eight times more likely to sustain a serious knee injury than men. Approximately 30,000 female athletes suffer serious knee injuries each year. Young female athletes at high risk for knee ligament injuries, such as swimmers and soccer players, may benefit from taking the Pill, the researchers suggest. |
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