Effect of postmenopausal estrogen replacement on circulating androgens

Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 90, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 995-998

  Casson, Peter R ^a   Elkind Hirsch, Karen E ^a   Buster, John E ^a   Hornsby, Peter J ^a,b   Carson, Sandra A ^a   Snabes, Michael C ^c  

^a BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b McGregor Medical Association   (United States)

^c Riverwalk OB/GYN Associates   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANDROGEN; ESTRADIOL; ESTROGEN; FOLLITROPIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; PLACEBO; PRASTERONE; PRASTERONE SULFATE; SEX HORMONE BINDING GLOBULIN; TESTOSTERONE;

ADRENAL GLAND; ADULT; ANDROGEN BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFECT; ESTROGEN THERAPY; FEMALE; HORMONE DEFICIENCY; HUMAN; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; OVARY; POSTMENOPAUSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; STEROIDOGENESIS; TABLET;

AGED; ANDROGENS; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; DEHYDROEPIANDROSTERONE; DEHYDROEPIANDROSTERONE SULFATE; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; DRUG MONITORING; ESTRADIOL; ESTROGEN REPLACEMENT THERAPY; FEMALE; FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE; HUMANS; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTMENOPAUSE; SEX HORMONE-BINDING GLOBULIN; TESTOSTERONE;

EID: 0030722649     PISSN: 00297844     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0029-7844(97)00538-3     Document Type: Article

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