Nonhormonal management of postmenopausal women: Effects of a red clover based isoflavones supplementation on climacteric syndrome and cardiovascular risk serum profile

Clinical and Experimental Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 337-341

  Mainini, G ^a   Torella, M ^b   Di Donna, M C ^a   Esposito, E ^a   Ercolano, S ^a   Correa, R ^a   Cucinella, G ^c   Stradella, L ^b   Luisi, A ^b   Basso, A ^b   Cerreto, F V ^b   Cicatiello, R ^b   Matteo, M ^d   De Franciscis, P ^b  

^a Ospedale S Leonardo   (Italy)

^b SECOND UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PALERMO   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF FOGGIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Climacteric syndrome; Clotting profile; Isoflavones; Menopause; Phytoestrogens; Red clover; Serum lipid; Soy

Indexed keywords

ANTITHROMBIN III; CALCIUM; COLECALCIFEROL; FIBRINOGEN; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; ISOFLAVONE DERIVATIVE; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; PHYTOESTROGEN; PLACEBO; TRIACYLGLYCEROL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; HOT FLUSH; HUMAN; LIPID BLOOD LEVEL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENOPAUSAL SYNDROME; PARTIAL THROMBOPLASTIN TIME; POSTMENOPAUSE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PROTHROMBIN TIME; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RED CLOVER;

CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; FEMALE; HOT FLASHES; HUMANS; ISOFLAVONES; MIDDLE AGED; PHYTOESTROGENS; PHYTOTHERAPY; RISK ASSESSMENT; TRIFOLIUM;

EID: 84885442854     PISSN: 03906663     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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