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We examined flow-mediated, endothelium-dependent and nitroglycerin-mediated, endothelium-independent vasodilation of the brachial artery, comparing two doses of ethinyl estradiol\/levonorgestrel OCPs in 15 healthy young women on two study days: once during the active phase and once during the placebo phase of an OCP cycle. Group low dose (LD) ( n = 7) active pills contained 150 \u03bcg levonorgestrel\/30 \u03bcg ethinyl estradiol versus Group very low dose (VLD) ( n = 8) with 100 \u03bcg levonorgestrel\/20 \u03bcg ethinyl estradiol. Endothelium-dependent vasodilation was lower during the active phase in Group VLD (5.33 \u00b1 1.77% vs. 7.23 \u00b1 2.60%; P = 0.024). This phase difference was not observed in Group LD (8.00 \u00b1 0.970% vs. 7.61 \u00b1 1.07%; P = 0.647). Endothelium-independent vasodilation did not differ between phases in either group. 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