The pros and cons of plant estrogens for menopause

Journal of Steroid Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Volumn 139, Issue , 2014, Pages 225-236

  Bedell, Sarah ^a   Nachtigall, Margaret ^a   Naftolin, Frederick ^a  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Coumestan; HRT alternatives; Isoflavone; Lignan; Phytoestrogen efficacy

Indexed keywords

ANASTROZOLE; AROMATASE INHIBITOR; BISPHOSPHONIC ACID DERIVATIVE; CALCITONIN; COUMESTAN; COUMESTROL; DAIDZEIN; ESTRADIOL; ESTROGEN; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR BETA; FEMARELLE; GENISTEIN; GESTAGEN; ISOFLAVONE; ISOFLAVONOID; LIGNAN; NORETHISTERONE ACETATE; PHYTOESTROGEN; PLACEBO; RALOXIFENE; RESVERATROL; SOYBEAN PROTEIN; TAMOXIFEN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ATHEROSCLEROSIS; BINDING AFFINITY; BONE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER ADJUVANT THERAPY; CANCER PREVENTION; CANCER RISK; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; CHEMOPROPHYLAXIS; COGNITION; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG ABSORPTION; DRUG APPROVAL; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG METABOLISM; DRUG RECEPTOR BINDING; DRUG SAFETY; ENDOMETRIUM HYPERPLASIA; ESTROGEN THERAPY; GASTROINTESTINAL SYMPTOM; HEART DISEASE; HORMONAL THERAPY; HOT FLUSH; HUMAN; INSOMNIA; LOW DRUG DOSE; MENOPAUSAL SYNDROME; META ANALYSIS (TOPIC); NONHUMAN; POSTMENOPAUSE; POSTMENOPAUSE OSTEOPOROSIS; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REVIEW; SLEEP; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW (TOPIC); VAGINA ATROPHY; VASOMOTOR DISORDER;

COUMESTAN; HRT ALTERNATIVES; ISOFLAVONE; LIGNAN; PHYTOESTROGEN EFFICACY;

ATROPHY; COUMARINS; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR MODULATORS; ESTROGEN REPLACEMENT THERAPY; FEMALE; HOT FLASHES; HUMANS; PHYTOESTROGENS; POSTMENOPAUSE; VAGINA; VASOMOTOR SYSTEM;

EID: 84890116384     PISSN: 09600760     EISSN: 18791220     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsbmb.2012.12.004     Document Type: Review

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