Treatment of premature ovarian failure trial: Description of an ongoing clinical trial

Menopause International

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 18-22

  Cartwright, Beth ^a   Robinson, Jillian ^a   Rymer, Janice ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

combined oral contraceptive pill; early menopause; hormone replacement therapy; osteoporosis; Premature ovarian failure

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL; ESTRADIOL VALERATE PLUS NORGESTREL; ETHINYLESTRADIOL PLUS LEVONORGESTREL; LEVONORGESTREL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BONE SCINTISCANNING; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; DISEASE MARKER; ESTROGEN THERAPY; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; FEMALE; HEALTH HAZARD; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PREMATURE OVARIAN FAILURE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SYMPTOM; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BONE DENSITY; CONTRACEPTIVES, ORAL, COMBINED; CONTRACEPTIVES, ORAL, SYNTHETIC; ESTRADIOL; ESTROGEN REPLACEMENT THERAPY; ESTROGENS; ETHINYL ESTRADIOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEVONORGESTREL; OVARIAN FAILURE, PREMATURE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77951714996     PISSN: 17540453     EISSN: 17540461     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/mi.2010.010010     Document Type: Article

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