The researcher (IMAGE) Aarhus University Caption "Our study suggests that females who engage in regular training shouldn't worry that oral contraceptives will prevent them from recovering properly after intensive exercise. In other words, Oral contraceptives do not appear to have a negative impact on recovery for physically active females," says Mikkel Oxfeldt. Credit Aarhus University Usage Restrictions To be used with this article only License Original content Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert! by contributing institutions or for the use of any information through the EurekAlert system.