Treatment of menopausal symptoms with non hormonal drug therapy;Trattamento dei disturbi neurovegetativi della donna in menopausa con un preparato fitoterapico

Minerva Ginecologica

Volumn 50, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 207-211

  De Leo, V ^a   Lanzetta, D ^a   Cazzavacca, R ^a   Morgante, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Dopamine antagonist; Flushing; Plants, medicinals; Postmenopause

Indexed keywords

GONADORELIN; PLANT EXTRACT; PROLACTIN; PROTIRELIN;

ADULT; ALFALFA; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; FLUSHING; GONADORELIN RELEASE; HEADACHE; HEART PALPITATION; HORMONE RESPONSE; HUMAN; INSOMNIA; MENOPAUSE; POSTMENOPAUSE; PROLACTIN RELEASE; PROTIRELIN TEST; SALVIA OFFICINALIS; SWEATING; VERTIGO;

DIZZINESS; FEMALE; HEADACHE; HUMANS; HYPERHIDROSIS; MENOPAUSE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYTOTHERAPY; SLEEP INITIATION AND MAINTENANCE DISORDERS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0031853631     PISSN: 00264784     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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