Is unilateral oophorectomy associated with age at menopause? A population study (the HUNT2 Survey)

Human Reproduction

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 835-841

  Bjelland, E K ^a,b   Wilkosz, P ^c   Tanbo, T G ^c,d   Eskild, A ^a,d  

^a AKERSHUS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^b NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Norway)

^c OSLO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^d UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

Author keywords

Age at menopause; HUNT; Ovarian reserve; Population study; Unilateral oophorectomy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIRTH; BODY MASS; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; EARLY MENOPAUSE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE SURVEY; HORMONE SUBSTITUTION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENARCHE; MENOPAUSE; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; NULLIPARA; OVARIAN RESERVE; PARITY; PATIENT HISTORY OF BILATERAL OVARIECTOMY; PATIENT HISTORY OF HYSTERECTOMY; PATIENT HISTORY OF UNILATERAL OVARIECTOMY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; SMOKING; AGE; OVARIECTOMY;

AGE FACTORS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MENOPAUSE, PREMATURE; OVARIECTOMY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 84899014508     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: 14602350     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/deu026     Document Type: Article

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