Change in follicle-stimulating hormone and estradiol across the menopausal transition: Effect of age at the final menstrual period

Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 96, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 746-754

  Randolph Jr , John F ^a   Zheng, Huiyong ^b   Sowers, MaryFran R ^b   Crandall, Carolyn ^c   Crawford, Sybil ^d   Gold, Ellen B ^e   Vuga, Marike ^f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH GRADUATE SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL; FOLLITROPIN;

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; AGE; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CAUCASIAN; CHINESE; CLIMACTERIUM; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESTRADIOL BLOOD LEVEL; ETHNICITY; FEMALE; FOLLITROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; IMMUNOASSAY; JAPANESE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; OBESITY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE DIFFERENCE; SMOKING; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

ADULT; AGING; BODY MASS INDEX; COHORT STUDIES; ESTRADIOL; ETHNIC GROUPS; FEMALE; FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MENOPAUSE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; SMOKING; UNITED STATES;

EID: 79952288752     PISSN: 0021972X     EISSN: 0021972X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1210/jc.2010-1746     Document Type: Article

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