Low-dose conjugated equine estrogens elevate circulating neurotransmitters and improve the psychological well-being of menopausal women

Fertility and Sterility

Volumn 77, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 952-955

  Zárate, Arturo ^a,b   Fonseca, Eugenia ^a   Ochoa, Raquel ^a   Basurto, Lourdes ^a   Hernández, Marcelino ^a  

^a INSTITUTO MEXICANO DEL SEGURO SOCIAL   (Mexico)

^b Hospital de Mexico   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Conjugated equine estrogens; Depression; Hormone replacement therapy; Low dose estrogen; Menopause; Neurotransmitters

Indexed keywords

BETA ENDORPHIN; CALCIUM; CHLORMADINONE ACETATE; CONJUGATED ESTROGEN; DOPAMINE; MULTIVITAMIN; NEUROTRANSMITTER; NORADRENALIN; SEROTONIN;

ADULT; ANXIETY NEUROSIS; ARTICLE; CLIMACTERIUM; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION FUNCTION; DEPRESSION; DOPAMINE BLOOD LEVEL; FEMALE; HUMAN; IRRITABILITY; MENTAL DISEASE; NORADRENALIN BLOOD LEVEL; POSTMENOPAUSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SEROTONIN BLOOD LEVEL; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WELLBEING;

BETA-ENDORPHIN; CATECHOLAMINES; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; ESTRADIOL; ESTROGENS; ESTROGENS, CONJUGATED (USP); FEMALE; HUMANS; MENOPAUSE; MENTAL HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROTRANSMITTER AGENTS; SEROTONIN; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0036253419     PISSN: 00150282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0015-0282(02)03077-7     Document Type: Article

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