A natural alternative to menopausal hormone replacement therapy: Phytoestrogens;Un'alternativa naturale ana alla terapia ormonale sostitutiva in menopausa: I fitoestrogeni

Minerva Ginecologica

Volumn 54, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 53-57

  Arena, S ^a   Rappa, C ^a   Del Frate, E ^a   Cenci, S ^a   Villani, C ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Estrogens, non steroidal, therapeutic use; Genistein; Hormone replacement therapy; Isoflavones; Menopause; Soy proteins, therapeutic use

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL; GENISTEIN; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN; NATURAL PRODUCT; PHYTOESTROGEN; ESTROGEN; ISOFLAVONE DERIVATIVE; PLANT MEDICINAL PRODUCT;

BONE DENSITY; BREAST CANCER; CANCER RISK; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG STRUCTURE; HORMONAL THERAPY; HUMAN; LIPOPROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; LONG TERM CARE; MENOPAUSE; REVIEW; SOYBEAN; VASOMOTOR REFLEX; FEMALE; HORMONE SUBSTITUTION; TIME;

ESTROGENS, NON-STEROIDAL; FEMALE; HORMONE REPLACEMENT THERAPY; HUMANS; ISOFLAVONES; MENOPAUSE; PHYTOESTROGENS; PLANT PREPARATIONS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0036006433     PISSN: 00264784     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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