Pheochromocytoma: a review.

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Estrogen replacement therapy (ERT) has been reported to affect blood pressure. Since natriuretic peptides have natriuretic and vasodilatory activity and also inhibit the renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system and lower blood pressure, it was hypothesized that the changes in blood pressure effected by ERT might ...

journal_title：Maturitas

authors： Karjalainen AH,Ruskoaho H,Vuolteenaho O,Heikkinen JE,Bäckström AC,Savolainen MJ,Kesäniemi YA

更新日期：2004-03-15 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:In one of the earlier hypotheses of the etiology of breast cancer (Korenman's 'oestrogen window' hypothesis (1981)), it was assumed that women with a later age at menopause have a longer period with irregular cycles preceding menopause than women with an early menopause. This assumption was tested in a prosp...

journal_title：Maturitas

authors： den Tonkelaar I,te Velde ER,Looman CW

更新日期：1998-06-03 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Depression is related to increased morbidity and mortality in the general population and among patients with coronary artery disease (CAD). The prevalence of major depression is two-times higher in women than men in the general population, but whether this pattern holds true in the CAD population has not bee...

journal_title：Maturitas

authors： Shanmugasegaram S,Russell KL,Kovacs AH,Stewart DE,Grace SL

更新日期：2012-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Pilot study to compare the effects of a continuous combined hormone replacement therapy (HRT) regimen with an interrupted progestogen regimen administered transdermally, upon the endometrium of postmenopausal women, the incidence of amenorrhoea and relief of menopausal symptoms. METHODS:Fifty-nine postmenop...

journal_title：Maturitas

authors： Cameron ST,Glasier AF,Gebbie A,Dewart H,Baird DT

更新日期：2006-01-10 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To investigate the effects of hormone therapy (HT) administered to postmenopausal women on pulmonary function tests (PFT). METHODS:Eighty-two postmenopausal women who were having natural or surgically initiated menopause and had no risk factor that could affect the respiratory system were included into this ...

journal_title：Maturitas

authors： Cevrioglu AS,Fidan F,Unlu M,Yilmazer M,Orman A,Fenkci IV,Serteser M

更新日期：2004-11-15 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To establish dose proportionality among four doses of a new estradiol transdermal system (ETS), Estradot, in healthy postmenopausal women and to evaluate the wear and irritation properties of the ETS. METHODS:In an open label, single-dose, randomized, four-period crossover study, healthy postmenopausal wome...

journal_title：Maturitas

authors： Hossain M,Quebe-Fehling E,Sergejew T,Schmidt G,Skerjanec A,Ibarra de Palacios P,Krinsky L

更新日期：2003-11-20 00:00:00

abstract：:Urogenital symptoms associated with estrogen loss can occur episodically throughout a woman's life (e.g. during lactation, during treatment with GnRH agonists, etc.) but it is most common and chronic in duration in postmenopausal women. More than 50% of postmenopausal women experience lack of vaginal lubrication and f...

journal_title：Maturitas

authors： Bachmann G

更新日期：1995-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The increasing prevalence of diabetes especially type 2 diabetes worldwide is indisputable. Diabetics suffer increased morbidity and mortality, compared to their non-diabetic counterparts, not only because of vascular complications, but also because of an increased fracture incidence. Both types 1 and 2 diabetes and s...

journal_title：Maturitas

authors： Antonopoulou M,Bahtiyar G,Banerji MA,Sacerdote AS

更新日期：2013-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:We conducted this study to examine premenopausal risk factors associated with premature ovarian failure (POF) and early menopause (EM) among Korean women. METHODS:A 73% of total women aged 30-69 at four districts in the KMCC (Korean Multi-center Cancer Cohort) was participated in this study during 2002-2003...

journal_title：Maturitas

authors： Chang SH,Kim CS,Lee KS,Kim H,Yim SV,Lim YJ,Park SK

更新日期：2007-09-20 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:An internet survey was performed to obtain data on the current use in Belgium of hormone replacement therapy and alternative treatments for the alleviation of menopausal symptoms. A supplementary aim was to assess the use of opt-in internet opinion panels (TalkToChange, http://www.talktochange.com, and GMI, ...

journal_title：Maturitas

authors： Depypere H,Pintiaux A,Desreux J,Hendrickx M,Neven P,Marchowicz E,Albert V,Leclercq V,Van den Branden S,Rozenberg S

更新日期：2016-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The present study was undertaken to assess the impact, effectiveness and safety of a monophasic hormone replacement treatment (HRT) for continuous use with regards to the clinical effects, bleeding patterns and lipid profile of menopausal women in four Latin American countries. DESIGN:Three hundred and six p...

journal_title：Maturitas

authors： Bassol S,Carranza-Lira S,Celis-Gonzalez C,Santoyo S,Murillo A,Martinez N,Santos J,Llaca V,de la Loza FR,Zarain J,da Fonseca AM,Camargos AF,Baracat EC,da Sá MF,Bayo J,Adaro L,Gurucharri C,Murga M,Siseles N,Sayegh F,

更新日期：2005-03-14 00:00:00

abstract：:Vulvodynia, defined as vulvar pain or burning sensation for more than 3 months, without an identifiable cause, can occur at any age. In this paper, the authors address the classification, epidemiology, etiology, diagnosis, and treatment of this condition, focusing on postmenopausal women. In postmenopausal women, vulv...

journal_title：Maturitas

authors： Vieira-Baptista P,Donders G,Margesson L,Edwards L,Haefner HK,Pérez-López FR

更新日期：2018-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Develop a rat model for the evaluation of estrogenic agents on estrogen deficiency-induced changes in thermoregulation. METHODS:OVX rats are impaired in thermoregulation which manifests itself as an elevation in basal tail skin temperature (TST) and are less able to respond to temperature changes than intact...

journal_title：Maturitas

authors： Opas EE,Rutledge SJ,Vogel RL,Rodan GA,Schmidt A

更新日期：2004-08-20 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To assess the expression of estrogen receptor (ER) in oral mucosa and salivary glands, buccal mucosal biopsies from ten postmenopausal women (taken before and during the hormone replacement therapy), as well as, single biopsies from 20 healthy 19-year-old women were analyzed for ER expression. Salivary gland...

journal_title：Maturitas

authors： Leimola-Virtanen R,Salo T,Toikkanen S,Pulkkinen J,Syrjänen S

更新日期：2000-08-31 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Once weekly dosing of alendronate has been shown to provide equivalent efficacy to once daily dosing for treatment of osteoporosis in postmenopausal women. Whether patients will prefer weekly dosing to daily dosing for a chronic condition such as osteoporosis has not been studied. The aim of this internation...

journal_title：Maturitas

authors： Kendler D,Kung AW,Fuleihan Gel-H,González González JG,Gaines KA,Verbruggen N,Melton ME

更新日期：2004-07-15 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To investigate the potential impact of aromatase inhibitors, given after stopping tamoxifen treatment, on the endometrium of postmenopausal breast cancer patients. METHODS:Review of all available literature of studies on aromatase inhibitor therapy in postmenopausal breast cancer patients previously treated ...

journal_title：Maturitas

authors： Cohen I

更新日期：2008-04-20 00:00:00

abstract：:From an initial group of 39, 16 cycling peri-menopausal women completed a longitudinal study in which they recorded menstrual and sexual behavior daily and were interviewed at roughly 4-mth intervals until 1 yr or more without cycling. At each interview women gave 20-ml blood samples, completed sexuality questionnaire...

journal_title：Maturitas

authors： McCoy NL,Davidson JM

更新日期：1985-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:It is widely recognised that women's sexuality can be particularly complex after breast cancer, with sexual changes often becoming the most problematic aspect of a woman's life. The impact of such changes can last for many years after successful treatment, and can be associated with serious physical and emotional side...

journal_title：Maturitas

authors： Gilbert E,Ussher JM,Perz J

更新日期：2010-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Vitamin D, a soluble steroid hormone synthesized in the skin after sun exposure, plays a crucial role in calcium metabolism and is also involved in cardiovascular pathophysiology. The aim of this review is to summarize the available evidence (a) on the association between endogenous vitamin D status and cardiovascular...

journal_title：Maturitas

authors： Apostolakis M,Armeni E,Bakas P,Lambrinoudaki I

更新日期：2018-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:A traditional asiatic phytoestrogen-rich diet is associated with a lower incidence of estrogen-dependent cancers and clinical consequences of postmenopausal estrogen deficiency. First Wilcox in 1990, showed an increase of the vaginal cell maturation with phytoestrogens on postmenopausal women, but this has n...

journal_title：Maturitas

authors： Chiechi LM,Putignano G,Guerra V,Schiavelli MP,Cisternino AM,Carriero C

更新日期：2003-08-20 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Obesity, defined as an excess of total body fat, is a matter of concern all over the world, and its prevalence is still increasing among elderly people. OBJECTIVES:To examine whether sedentary behaviour (hours sitting per day) is associated with higher risk of central obesity, overweight-obesity and overf...

journal_title：Maturitas

authors： Gómez-Cabello A,Pedrero-Chamizo R,Olivares PR,Hernández-Perera R,Rodríguez-Marroyo JA,Mata E,Aznar S,Villa JG,Espino-Torón L,Gusi N,González-Gross M,Casajús JA,Ara I,Vicente-Rodríguez G,EXERNET Study Group.

更新日期：2012-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Study to compare the effects of tibolone and raloxifene on health-related quality of life, sexuality and vaginal atrophy. METHODS:A double-blind, randomized study was conducted in 308 osteopenic, but otherwise healthy, postmenopausal women (mean age 66 years) who received tibolone 1.25mg/day or raloxifene 6...

journal_title：Maturitas

authors： Nijland EA,Weijmar Schultz WC,Davis SR

更新日期：2007-10-20 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Bone mineral density (BMD) and development of osteoporosis are partly determined by genetic factors. The associations between one of suggested candidate, apolipoprotein E (apo E) genotype to bone mineral density (BMD) and bone biochemical markers was studied in 464 subjects recruited from a population-based ...

journal_title：Maturitas

authors： Heikkinen AM,Kröger H,Niskanen L,Komulainen MH,Ryynänen M,Parviainen MT,Tuppurainen MT,Honkanen R,Saarikoski S

更新日期：2000-01-15 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:The complexity of care required by many older people living in long-term care (LTC) facilities poses challenges that can lead to potentially avoidable referrals to a hospital emergency department (ED). The Aged Residential Care Intervention Project (ARCHIP) ran an implementation study to evaluate a multidi...

journal_title：Maturitas

authors： Connolly MJ,Broad JB,Bish T,Zhang X,Bramley D,Kerse N,Bloomfield K,Boyd M

更新日期：2018-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The aim of the present study was to evaluate the effects of low doses of hormone replacement therapy (HRT) in normal young postmenopausal women. METHODS:In an open trial healthy, non-obese postmenopausal women received for 2 years a low-dose continuous combined HRT (LD-HRT) containing 1mg estradiol+0.5 mg n...

journal_title：Maturitas

authors： Gambacciani M,Cappagli B,Ciaponi M,Pepe A,Vacca F,Genazzani AR

更新日期：2008-01-20 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Modern data on endometrial cancer (EC) incidence demonstrate that it is one of the most prevalent gynecologic malignancies. It is possible that some allelic polymorphisms of the genes involved in steroidogenesis or steroid metabolism differently contribute into susceptibility to described types of this disea...

journal_title：Maturitas

authors： Berstein L,Zimarina T,Imyanitov E,Kovalevskij A,Maximov S,Pujol P,Thijssen J

更新日期：2006-07-20 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The activated vitamin D receptor (VDR) may have an important role in vascular health. The objective of this study was to determine whether there is an association between the expression of VDRs in coronary arteries and the extent of diet-induced atherosclerosis. METHODS:Utilizing a cohort of 39 postmenopausa...

journal_title：Maturitas

authors： Schnatz PF,Nudy M,O'Sullivan DM,Jiang X,Cline JM,Kaplan JR,Clarkson TB,Appt SE

更新日期：2012-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Frailty and cognitive impairment in late life increase the risk of mortality. Physical frailty is closely associated with cognitive impairment. The aim of the study was to examine the independent and interaction effects of frailty and cognitive impairment in predicting mortality. STUDY DESIGN:A nationally r...

journal_title：Maturitas

authors： Lee Y,Kim J,Chon D,Lee KE,Kim JH,Myeong S,Kim S

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Within the last decade, breast cancer is increasingly understood as a heterogeneous disease comprising distinct entities that vary significantly with regard to molecular biology and clinical features. Despite impressive advances in the treatment of patients with breast cancer, not all patients derive equal benefits fr...

journal_title：Maturitas

authors： Liedtke C,Kiesel L

更新日期：2012-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Social support interventions for caregivers of persons with dementia (PwD) are important because informal carers often rely on their social networks for support. This systematic review synthesises findings from research on social support interventions, and examines their methodological quality and effectivene...

journal_title：Maturitas

authors： Dam AE,de Vugt ME,Klinkenberg IP,Verhey FR,van Boxtel MP

更新日期：2016-03-01 00:00:00