The role of androgens in menopausal hormonal replacement

Endocrinology and Metabolism Clinics of North America

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 391-397

  Kaunitz, A M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANDROGEN; ESTRADIOL CIPIONATE; ESTRADIOL VALERATE; ESTROGEN; GESTAGEN; METHYLTESTOSTERONE; TESTOSTERONE CIPIONATE; TESTOSTERONE ENANTATE;

ACNE; ANDROGEN THERAPY; ARTICLE; ESTROGEN DEFICIENCY; ESTROGEN THERAPY; FEMALE; FEMALE SEXUAL DYSFUNCTION; HIRSUTISM; HUMAN; HYPOGONADISM; LIBIDO; LIVER TOXICITY; MENOPAUSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; VIRILIZATION;

EID: 0030911061     PISSN: 08898529     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0889-8529(05)70254-1     Document Type: Article

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