Do differences in female sex hormone levels contribute to gastro-oesophageal reflux disease?

European Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology

Volumn 25, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 772-777

  Menon, Shyam ^a   Prew, Sandra ^b   Parkes, Gill ^b   Evans, Stephanie ^c   Smith, Lynne ^d   Nightingale, Peter ^e   Trudgill, Nigel ^b  

^a NEW CROSS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b SANDWELL GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF NORTH STAFFORDSHIRE   (United Kingdom)

^d NORTHERN GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS BIRMINGHAM NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

BMI; female sex hormones; gastro oesophageal reflux disease; oesophageal pH monitoring; oestradiol; oestrone

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL; ESTRONE; PROGESTERONE; SEX HORMONE; SEX HORMONE BINDING GLOBULIN; TESTOSTERONE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESOPHAGEAL PH MONITORING; ESTRADIOL BLOOD LEVEL; FEMALE; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; POSTMENOPAUSE; PREMENOPAUSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGESTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; TESTOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL;

ADULT; BODY MASS INDEX; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; ESOPHAGEAL PH MONITORING; ESTRADIOL; ESTRONE; FEMALE; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; GONADAL STEROID HORMONES; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; ODDS RATIO; POSTMENOPAUSE; PREMENOPAUSE; PROGESTERONE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; SEX HORMONE-BINDING GLOBULIN;

EID: 84879900017     PISSN: 0954691X     EISSN: 14735687     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MEG.0b013e32835fbaab     Document Type: Article

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