Climacteric symptoms and hormones

Gynecological Endocrinology

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 151-154

  Schindler, Adolf ^a,b  

^a Institute for Medical Research and Education Essen   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ESSEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Climacteric symptoms; Estrogen replacement therapy; Gene polymorphism; Hormone replacement therapy; Smoking

Indexed keywords

ESTROGEN; GESTAGEN;

BODY COMPOSITION; CIGARETTE SMOKING; ESTROGEN RELEASE; ESTROGEN THERAPY; FEMALE; HORMONE SUBSTITUTION; HUMAN; MENOPAUSAL SYNDROME; MENOPAUSE; MENSTRUATION DISORDER; METABOLISM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOSOMATIC DISORDER; QUALITY OF LIFE; RACE DIFFERENCE; REVIEW; SOCIAL ASPECT;

CLIMACTERIC; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ESTRADIOL; ESTROGEN REPLACEMENT THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; PROGESTINS; PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGIC DISORDERS; UTERINE HEMORRHAGE;

EID: 33745686079     PISSN: 09513590     EISSN: 14730766     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09513590600629134     Document Type: Review

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