Progestogens and cardiovascular disease: A critical review

Journal of Reproductive Medicine for the Obstetrician and Gynecologist

Volumn 44, Issue 2 SUPPL., 1999, Pages 180-184

  Clarkson, Thomas B ^a  

^a WAKE FOREST SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cardiovascular diseases; Estrogen replacement therapy; Hormone replacement therapy; Postmenopausal; Progestogens

Indexed keywords

ESTROGEN; GESTAGEN; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN; MEDROXYPROGESTERONE ACETATE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CONFERENCE PAPER; CORONARY ARTERY SPASM; DRUG SAFETY; ESTROGEN THERAPY; FEMALE; HEART PROTECTION; HORMONE SUBSTITUTION; LIPOPROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; NONHUMAN; POSTMENOPAUSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT;

CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CORONARY ARTERIOSCLEROSIS; DISEASE PROGRESSION; ESTROGENS; FEMALE; HORMONE REPLACEMENT THERAPY; HUMANS; HYPERGLYCEMIA; INSULIN RESISTANCE; LIPOPROTEINS, LDL; MEDROXYPROGESTERONE 17-ACETATE; PROGESTERONE CONGENERS; PROGESTINS;

EID: 0033046414     PISSN: 00247758     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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