Is testosterone or estradiol the hormone of desire? A novel study of the effects of testosterone treatment and aromatase inhibition in postmenopausal women

Menopause

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 8-9

  Shifren, Jan L ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANDROGEN RECEPTOR; AROMATASE; AROMATASE INHIBITOR; ESTRADIOL; ESTROGEN; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR; LETROZOLE; METHYLTESTOSTERONE; PLACEBO; SEX HORMONE BINDING GLOBULIN; TESTOSTERONE; NITRILE; TRIAZOLE DERIVATIVE;

ANDROGEN INSENSITIVITY SYNDROME; AROMATIZATION; EDITORIAL; FEMALE; MALE; MENOPAUSAL SYNDROME; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; POSTMENOPAUSE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; TESTOSTERONE RELEASE; ANIMAL; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; DRUG EFFECT; HUMAN; NOTE; PHYSIOLOGY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SEXUALITY;

ANIMALS; AROMATASE INHIBITORS; ESTRADIOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; NITRILES; POSTMENOPAUSE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS; SEXUALITY; TESTOSTERONE; TRIAZOLES;

EID: 33646011552     PISSN: 10723714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.gme.0000194820.69150.96     Document Type: Editorial

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