Estrogen replacement therapy: Effects on the endogenous androgen milieu

Fertility and Sterility

Volumn 77, Issue SUPPL. 4, 2002, Pages 77-82

  Simon, James A ^a,b,c  

^a GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

^b Women's Health Research Center   (United States)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Androgens; Estrogens; Steroid bioavailability

Indexed keywords

ANDROGEN; ANDROSTENEDIONE; ESTRADIOL; ESTROGEN; GONADOTROPIN; HYDROCORTISONE; PRASTERONE; PRASTERONE SULFATE; SEX HORMONE BINDING GLOBULIN; TESTOSTERONE;

AGING; ANDROGEN BLOOD LEVEL; ANDROGEN RELEASE; ANDROGEN SYNTHESIS; CONFERENCE PAPER; DOSE RESPONSE; ESTROGEN THERAPY; HORMONAL REGULATION; HORMONE BINDING; HUMAN; MENOPAUSE; METABOLIC CLEARANCE RATE; OBESITY; POSTMENOPAUSE; PREMENOPAUSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ADRENAL GLAND; ADULT; AGED; BIOSYNTHESIS; BLOOD; FEMALE; METABOLISM; MIDDLE AGED; OVARY; REVIEW;

ADRENAL GLANDS; ADULT; AGED; ANDROGENS; ANDROSTENEDIONE; DEHYDROEPIANDROSTERONE; DEHYDROEPIANDROSTERONE SULFATE; ESTROGEN REPLACEMENT THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; OVARY; TESTOSTERONE;

EID: 0036242886     PISSN: 00150282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0015-0282(02)02986-2     Document Type: Conference Paper

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