Estrogen and estrogen-androgen replacement in postmenopausal women dissatisfied with estrogen-only therapy: Sexual behavior and neuroendocrine responses

Journal of Reproductive Medicine for the Obstetrician and Gynecologist

Volumn 43, Issue 10, 1998, Pages 847-856

  Sarrel, Philip ^a   Dobay, Barbara ^a   Wiita, Brinda ^b  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Solvay Pharmaceuticals Inc   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Androgens; Estrogens; Hormone replacement therapy; Menopause; Sex behavior; Sex hormone binding globulin

Indexed keywords

ANDROGEN; ESTRADIOL; ESTROGEN; ESTRONE; METHYLTESTOSTERONE; SEX HORMONE BINDING GLOBULIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFICACY; ESTRADIOL BLOOD LEVEL; ESTROGEN THERAPY; ESTRONE BLOOD LEVEL; HORMONE RESPONSE; HORMONE SUBSTITUTION; HUMAN; LIBIDO; MALE; NEUROENDOCRINE SYSTEM; NORMAL HUMAN; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; POSTMENOPAUSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL FUNCTION;

DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; ESTROGENS; FEMALE; GONADAL STEROID HORMONES; HORMONE REPLACEMENT THERAPY; HUMANS; LIBIDO; METHYLTESTOSTERONE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROSECRETORY SYSTEMS; POSTMENOPAUSE; PROGESTINS; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; TESTOSTERONE CONGENERS;

EID: 0031756135     PISSN: 00247758     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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