Hormonal treatment and psychological function during the menopausal transition: An evaluation of the effects of conjugated estrogens/cyclic medroxyprogesterone acetate

Climacteric

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 55-62

  Khoo, S K ^a,d   Coglan, M ^c   Battisttutta, D ^c   Tippett, V ^b   Raphael, B ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b Department of Psychiatry ^*  (Australia)

^c QIMR BERGHOFER MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Australia)

^d ROYAL BRISBANE AND WOMEN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Hormones; Menopausal transition; Psychological function

Indexed keywords

CONJUGATED ESTROGEN; MEDROXYPROGESTERONE ACETATE; PLACEBO;

ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; ESTROGEN THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MENOPAUSE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

ADULT; ANXIETY; DEPRESSION; ESTROGEN REPLACEMENT THERAPY; ESTROGENS, CONJUGATED (USP); FEMALE; HUMANS; MEDROXYPROGESTERONE 17-ACETATE; MENOPAUSE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT DROPOUTS; PLACEBOS; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 0032025557     PISSN: 13697137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/13697139809080682     Document Type: Review

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