Effects of synthetic conjugated estrogens A on sleep quality in postmenopausal women with nocturnal diaphoresis and/or hot flushes: a pilot study

Fertility and Sterility

Volumn 88, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 654-656

  Scharf, Martin B ^a   Berkowitz, David V ^a   Reape, Kathleen Z ^b  

^a Ctr for Research in Sleep Disorders   (United States)

^b Duramed Research Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

menopause; sleep disturbance; Synthetic conjugated estrogens A

Indexed keywords

CONJUGATED ESTROGEN; PLACEBO; PROGESTERONE; SYNTHETIC CONJUGATED ESTROGEN A; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFECT; ESTROGEN THERAPY; FEMALE; GALVANIC VESTIBULAR TEST; HOT FLUSH; HUMAN; MENOPAUSAL SYNDROME; NIGHT SLEEP; NIGHT SWEAT; PILOT STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REM SLEEP; SLEEP DISORDER; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; ESTROGENS, CONJUGATED (USP); FEMALE; HUMANS; PILOT PROJECTS; PLACEBOS; POLYSOMNOGRAPHY; POSTMENOPAUSE; SLEEP; SLEEP DISORDERS;

EID: 34548404617     PISSN: 00150282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2006.11.181     Document Type: Article

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