The length of perimenopausal menstrual cycles increases later and to a greater degree than previously reported

Fertility and Sterility

Volumn 86, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 619-624

  Ferrell, Rebecca J ^a   Simon, James A ^b   Pincus, Steven M ^c   Rodríguez, Germán ^d   O'Connor, Kathleen A ^a   Holman, Darryl J ^a   Weinstein, Maxine ^a  

^a GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

^c Princeton University ^*

^d UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

final menstrual period; menopause; Menstrual cycle length; Tremin

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLIMACTERIUM; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; MENOPAUSE; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SYMPTOMATOLOGY;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; CLINICAL TRIALS; COHORT STUDIES; DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; MIDDLE AGED; PERIMENOPAUSE; PERIODICITY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TIME FACTORS; UNITED STATES; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

EID: 33748109214     PISSN: 00150282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2006.01.045     Document Type: Article

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