Severe menopausal symptoms in middle-aged women are associated to female and male factors

Archives of Gynecology and Obstetrics

Volumn 281, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 879-885

  Chedraui, Peter ^a,b   Pérez López, Faustino R ^c   Mendoza, Marcela ^a,b   Morales, Bella ^a,b   Martinez, María A ^a,b   Salinas, Ana M ^b   Hidalgo, Luis ^a,b  

^a Hospital Gineco Obstétrico Enrique C Sotomayor   (Ecuador)

^b UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DE SANTIAGO DE GUAYAQUIL   (Ecuador)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ZARAGOZA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Male factors; Menopause; Menopause rating scale; Premature ejaculation; Risk factors; Symptoms

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALCOHOL ABUSE; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; ERECTILE DYSFUNCTION; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENOPAUSAL SYNDROME; MIDDLE AGED; PARITY; PREMATURE EJACULATION; QUALITY OF LIFE; RATING SCALE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SYMPTOMATOLOGY;

EID: 77950627471     PISSN: 09320067     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00404-009-1204-z     Document Type: Article

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