Integrating phytoestrogens with prescription medicines-A conservative clinical approach to vasomotor symptom management

Maturitas

Volumn 57, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 90-94

  Panay, Nick ^a  

^a QUEEN CHARLOTTE S AND CHELSEA HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Isoflavones; Phytoestrogens; Red Clover; Soy; Vasomotor symptom management

Indexed keywords

ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT; CIMICIFUGA RACEMOSA EXTRACT; COUMARIN; ESTROGEN; GABAPENTIN; ISOFLAVONE; ISOFLAVONE DERIVATIVE; PHYTOESTROGEN; PROGESTERONE; RED CLOVER ISOFLAVONE; SOY ISOFLAVONE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CORE TEMPERATURE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG URINE LEVEL; ENDOMETRIUM; ENDOMETRIUM HYPERPLASIA; EXERCISE; HERB DRUG INTERACTION; HOT FLUSH; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE MODIFICATION; LOW DRUG DOSE; MAMMOGRAPHY; PRESCRIPTION; RED CLOVER; RELAXATION TRAINING; SELF MEDICATION; SOYBEAN; ULTRASOUND; VASOMOTOR DISORDER;

CLINICAL TRIALS; COMPLEMENTARY THERAPIES; FEMALE; HOT FLASHES; HUMANS; ISOFLAVONES; MENOPAUSE; PHYTOESTROGENS; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT EXTRACTS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

TRIFOLIUM PRATENSE;

EID: 34247171632     PISSN: 03785122     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.maturitas.2007.02.017     Document Type: Article

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