The effect of sequential three-monthly hormone replacement therapy on several cardiovascular risk estimators in postmenopausal women

Fertility and Sterility

Volumn 67, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 67-73

  Van Der Mooren, Marius J ^a,b   Demacker, Pierre N M ^a,b   Blom, Henk J ^a,b   De Rijke, Yolanda B ^a,b   Rolland, Rune ^a,b,c  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology ^*

^c KING FAHAD NATIONAL GUARD HOSPITAL   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

estrogen; homocysteine; LDL oxidizability; lipids; lipoproteins; Postmenopause; progestogen

Indexed keywords

ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; APOLIPOPROTEIN A1; APOLIPOPROTEIN B; CONJUGATED ESTROGEN; FATTY ACID; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; HOMOCYSTEINE; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; MEDROGESTONE; TRIACYLGLYCEROL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CORONARY RISK; ESTROGEN THERAPY; FEMALE; HORMONE SUBSTITUTION; HUMAN; LIPID BLOOD LEVEL; LIPID OXIDATION; LIPOPROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; POSTMENOPAUSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0031019860     PISSN: 00150282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0015-0282(97)81858-4     Document Type: Article

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