Oestrogens and progestins for preventing and treating postpartum depression

Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews

Volumn , Issue 4, 2008, Pages

  Dennis, Cindy Lee ^a   Ross, Lori E ^b   Herxheimer, Andrew ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b WOMEN S COLLEGE HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Depression, postpartum *drug therapy ; Estrogens *therapeutic use ; Female; Humans; Progestins *therapeutic use

Indexed keywords

DYDROGESTERONE; ESTRADIOL; ESTROGEN; GESTAGEN; NORETHISTERONE ENANTATE; PLACEBO; PROGESTERONE; SERTRALINE;

ANTEPARTUM CARE; BRAIN FUNCTION; BREAST FEEDING; CHILDBIRTH; CLINICAL TRIAL; COCHRANE LIBRARY; DEPRESSION; DISEASE DURATION; DRUG EFFICACY; EMBASE; ESTROGEN THERAPY; HUMAN; INTRAPARTUM CARE; LOW DRUG DOSE; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MEDLINE; MONOTHERAPY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PREGNANT WOMAN; PUERPERAL DEPRESSION; PUERPERIUM; REVIEW; SINGLE DRUG DOSE; SYMPTOM; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; VAGINA BLEEDING;

EID: 55049109243     PISSN: 1469493X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD001690.pub2     Document Type: Review

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