The effect of dietary soy supplementation compared to estrogen and placebo on menopausal symptoms: A randomized controlled trial

Maturitas

Volumn 67, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 262-269

  Carmignani, Lucio O ^a   Pedro, Adriana Orcesi ^a   Costa Paiva, Lucia H ^a   Pinto Neto, Aarão M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Controlled trial; Hormone therapy; Menopause; Menopause Rating Scale; Randomized; Soy

Indexed keywords

ESTROGEN; ISOFLAVONE; NORETHISTERONE ACETATE; PLACEBO;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DRUG EFFECT; HOT FLUSH; HUMAN; KRUSKAL WALLIS TEST; MENOPAUSE; MYALGIA; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SOYBEAN;

ADULT; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; ESTROGEN REPLACEMENT THERAPY; ESTROGENS, NON-STEROIDAL; FEMALE; HOT FLASHES; HUMANS; ISOFLAVONES; MENOPAUSE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN; REFERENCE VALUES; SOYBEAN PROTEINS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VAGINAL DISEASES; VASOMOTOR SYSTEM;

EID: 77958113562     PISSN: 03785122     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.maturitas.2010.07.007     Document Type: Article

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