Reproductive depression

Gynecological Endocrinology

Volumn 28, Issue SUPPL.1, 2012, Pages 42-45

  Studd, John ^a   Nappi, Rossella E ^b  

^a London PMS and Menopause Centre   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PAVIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Depression; estrogens; hysterectomy; menopausal transition; PMDD; postnatal depression; progestogen intolerance; testosterone

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID A RECEPTOR; ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; ESTRADIOL; ESTROGEN; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR ALPHA; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR BETA; FOLLITROPIN; GONADORELIN DERIVATIVE; LEVONORGESTREL;

CLIMACTERIUM; DEPRESSION; GYNECOLOGIC DISEASE; HORMONE SUBSTITUTION; HUMAN; HYSTERECTOMY; INVOLUTIONAL DEPRESSION; LIBIDO DISORDER; MENARCHE; MENOPAUSE; OVARY CYCLE; PREMENSTRUAL DYSPHORIC DISORDER; PREMENSTRUAL SYNDROME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOTHERAPY; PUERPERAL DEPRESSION; REPRODUCTIVE DEPRESSION; REVIEW; SALPINGOOOPHORECTOMY; TREATMENT RESPONSE; VASOMOTOR DISORDER;

CLIMACTERIC; DEPRESSION, POSTPARTUM; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; FEMALE; GONADAL STEROID HORMONES; HUMANS; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; OVARY; PREGNANCY; REPRODUCTION; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

EID: 84858021997     PISSN: 09513590     EISSN: 14730766     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/09513590.2012.651932     Document Type: Review

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