Endometrial responses to hormone replacement therapy: The bleeding pattern

Human Reproduction

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 503-508

  Habiba, M A ^a   Bell, S C ^a   Abrams, K ^a   Al Azzawi, F ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b LEICESTER ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cycle variability; Hormone replacement; Menopause; Menstrual bleeding pattern

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL; NORETHISTERONE;

ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; ENDOMETRIUM; FEMALE; HORMONE SUBSTITUTION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENSTRUATION; PARITY; POSTMENOPAUSE; SMOKING HABIT;

EID: 0029912178     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/HUMREP/11.3.503     Document Type: Article

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