Alternatives to HRT: An evidence-based review

International Journal of Fertility and Women's Medicine

Volumn 48, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 64-68

  Taylor, Maida ^a  

^a ELI LILLY AND COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

Alternative medicine; Botanicals; HRT; Menopause; Natural products; Soy

Indexed keywords

ANGELICA SINENSIS EXTRACT; BIOCHANIN A; CIMICIFUGA RACEMOSA EXTRACT; COUMESTROL; DAIDZEIN; DIETHYLSTILBESTROL; ESTRADIOL; ESTRONE; FORMONONETIN; GENISTEIN; GINSENG EXTRACT; ISOFLAVONE; PHYTOESTROGEN; REJUVEX; TAMOXIFEN;

ADVERTIZING; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; BINDING AFFINITY; BOTANY; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONSUMER; DEPRESSION; DRUG ACTIVITY; DRUG BINDING; DRUG CAPSULE; DRUG DOSE REGIMEN; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG FORMULATION; DRUG MECHANISM; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; FOOD; HERB; HORMONE SUBSTITUTION; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INSOMNIA; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MENOPAUSAL SYNDROME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; REVIEW; SOYBEAN; STANDARD;

AGED; CIMICIFUGA; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIALS; ESTROGEN REPLACEMENT THERAPY; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; HUMANS; ISOFLAVONES; MENOPAUSE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT EXTRACTS; RESEARCH DESIGN; SOYBEANS; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

EID: 0037799103     PISSN: 1534892X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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