Testosterone aromatization and cognition in women: A randomized, placebo-controlled trial

Menopause

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 600-608

  Shah, Sonal ^a,b,c   Bell, Robin J ^a,c   Savage, Greg ^b   Goldstat, Rebecca ^a,c   Papalia, Mary Anne ^a,c   Kulkarni, Jayashri ^b   Donath, Susan ^d   Davis, Susan R ^a,c,e  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c Jean Hailes Foundation for Women's Health   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^e ALFRED HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Postmenopausal androgen therapy; Testosterone; Testosterone and cognition

Indexed keywords

AROMATASE INHIBITOR; ESTRADIOL; LETROZOLE; PLACEBO; SEX HORMONE BINDING GLOBULIN; TESTOSTERONE;

ADULT; AROMATIZATION; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; CLINICAL TRIAL; COGNITION; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESTRADIOL BLOOD LEVEL; FEMALE; HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; MENTAL CONCENTRATION; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; NORMAL HUMAN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POSTMENOPAUSE; PSYCHOMOTOR ACTIVITY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; VERBAL MEMORY; VISUAL MEMORY; WORKING MEMORY;

ADMINISTRATION, CUTANEOUS; ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; AROMATASE INHIBITORS; COGNITION; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; ESTRADIOL; ESTROGEN REPLACEMENT THERAPY; FEMALE; GELS; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; NITRILES; POSTMENOPAUSE; TESTOSTERONE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TRIAZOLES;

EID: 33746066339     PISSN: 10723714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.gme.0000227333.50867.4e     Document Type: Article

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