The perimenopausal woman: Endocrinology and management

Journal of Steroid Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Volumn 142, Issue , 2014, Pages 121-131

  Hale, Georgina E ^a   Robertson, David M ^a   Burger, Henry G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Aging; AMH; Antral; Bone; Cardiovascular; Contraceptive; Estrogen; Follicle; Follicular; FSH; Hormonal; Hormone therapy; Hypothalamus; Inhibin; Luteal; Menopause; Menstrual; Ovarian; Perimenopause; Pituitary; Progesterone; Reproductive; STRAW; Transition; WHI

Indexed keywords

FOLLITROPIN;

AGING; BLEEDING DISORDER; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CLIMACTERIUM; ENDOCRINE FUNCTION; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; HORMONE RELEASE; HUMAN; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS GONAD SYSTEM; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; OVARIAN RESERVE; OVARY CYCLE; OVARY FOLLICLE; REVIEW; UTERUS BLEEDING;

AGING; AMH; ANTRAL; BONE; CARDIOVASCULAR; CONTRACEPTIVE; ESTROGEN; FOLLICLE; FOLLICULAR; FSH; HORMONAL; HORMONE THERAPY; HYPOTHALAMUS; INHIBIN; LUTEAL; MENOPAUSE; MENSTRUAL; OVARIAN; PERIMENOPAUSE; PITUITARY; PROGESTERONE; REPRODUCTIVE; STRAW; TRANSITION; WHI;

BONE DENSITY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; MENSTRUATION DISTURBANCES; OVARIAN FOLLICLE; PERIMENOPAUSE;

EID: 84899973780     PISSN: 09600760     EISSN: 18791220     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsbmb.2013.08.015     Document Type: Review

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