Influence of oral contraceptive use on bone density in climacteric women.

abstract：BACKGROUND:Age-related hearing loss (ARHL) and depression are considered leading causes of disability in older adults. This cross-sectional study investigated the association between the severity of speech and high-frequency ARHL and depression, anxiety and stress in older adults. STUDY DESIGN:Cross-sectional study of...

journal_title：Maturitas

authors： Jayakody DMP,Almeida OP,Speelman CP,Bennett RJ,Moyle TC,Yiannos JM,Friedland PL

更新日期：2018-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Estrogen is a well-known mitogen in human breast epithelium but the action of progestogen is complex and incompletely understood. During the last years, accumulating data from animal, clinical and observational studies suggest a proliferative effect in breast tissue when progestogen is added to estrogen. Findings in s...

journal_title：Maturitas

authors： Söderqvist G,von Schoultz B

更新日期：2004-09-24 00:00:00

abstract：:The present study had two objectives: (1) to register the prevalence of a number of climacteric complaints in a Danish general population cohort and (2) retrospectively to test the validity of an association between climacteric complaints, menopausal development, occurrence of life events and social background. A post...

journal_title：Maturitas

authors： Køster A,Davidsen M

更新日期：1993-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In a population-based prospective study it was shown that weight, height, overweight, total body size, age at first birth, parity and age at menopause are risk factors for the development of endometrial cancer. The finding that the patients had had a higher oestrogen excretion level than the controls some time before ...

journal_title：Maturitas

authors： Baanders-van Halewijn EA,Poortman J

更新日期：1985-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sixteen post-menopausal women who had never previously received any hormonal treatment applied Oestrogel cream 1.5 mg/day percutaneously for 1 yr. Skin biopsies were taken from the abdomen and from the lateral aspect of the thigh at 0, 3, 6 and 12 mth, and the changes in skin collagen content were noted. The abdominal...

journal_title：Maturitas

authors： Brincat M,Versi E,O'Dowd T,Moniz CF,Magos A,Kabalan S,Studd JW

更新日期：1987-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Osteoprotegerin (OPG), osteopontin (OPN) and matrix Gla protein (MGP) are markers of bone metabolism but they are also involved in vascular calcification. However, their precise role is not completely understood. Arterial stiffness is considered an independent predictor of cardiovascular events and it may be...

journal_title：Maturitas

authors： Albu A,Fodor D,Bondor C,Crăciun AM

更新日期：2013-10-01 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：:Stroke represents one of the most important menaces to public health. A number of modifiable and non-modifiable risk factors have been identified and studied in detail; among those, obesity, the new world epidemic, seems to be one of the most important in terms of prevention. The discovery of the secretory role of the...

journal_title：Maturitas

authors： Savopoulos C,Michalakis K,Apostolopoulou M,Miras A,Hatzitolios A

更新日期：2011-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To characterise changes in nationwide fall-related mortality rates in Australia and the United Kingdom (UK) between 2006 and 2016 by age group and sex. STUDY DESIGN:Trend analysis of falls mortality data from World Health Organization (WHO) Mortality Database for the Australian and UK population. MAIN OUTC...

journal_title：Maturitas

authors： Wu H,Mach J,Le Couteur DG,Hilmer SN

更新日期：2020-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To estimate the prevalence of disability and its association with morbidity and other social and health-related factors among Spain's non-institutionalized elderly population. METHODS:Cross-sectional survey, by home-based personal interview, covering a sample of 4000 subjects representative of the non-insti...

journal_title：Maturitas

authors： Graciani A,Banegas JR,López-García E,Rodríguez-Artalejo F

更新日期：2004-08-20 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this review was to systematically assess the effectiveness of aromatherapy for stress management. Seven databases were searched from their inception through April 2014. RCTs testing aromatherapy against any type of controls in healthy human person that assessed stress level and cortisol level were considere...

journal_title：Maturitas

authors： Hur MH,Song JA,Lee J,Lee MS

更新日期：2014-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:We investigated, using color Doppler ultrasound, possible detectable blood changes of prolonged treatment with 17-beta-estradiol tablets on uterine artery blood flow, in a cohort of low risk postmenopausal women. METHODS:39 postmenopausal women, who were taking local estrogen therapy for at least 6 months, w...

journal_title：Maturitas

authors： Dmitrovic R,Klobucar A,Bauman R,Cvitkovic-Kuzmic A,Skalko D,Sonicki Z

更新日期：2005-04-11 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To study the efficacy and tolerability of Aerodiol, a novel intranasal estradiol spray, and to determine an appropriate dose range. METHODS:An exploratory, parallel-group, dose-finding study was followed by a large-scale, double-blind, placebo-controlled study. In the exploratory study, 134 postmenopausal wo...

journal_title：Maturitas

authors： Panay N,Toth K,Pelissier C,Studd J

更新日期：2001-06-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Fifty-six premenopausal women were drawn from a cross-sectional survey of 850 women living in South-East England. They were recontacted 3 years later when 36 met the criterion of being naturally peri- or postmenopausal. Somatic, vasomotor and emotional symptoms, as well as general health, use of medical services and b...

journal_title：Maturitas

authors： Hunter M

更新日期：1992-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Continuous (Kliogest) and sequential (Trisequens) oestrogen-progestogen treatment were compared in a randomized, parallel, group study in women suffering from climacteric symptoms. The subjects were treated with Trisequens for 4 mth prior to randomized assignment to 1 of 2 treatment groups, and with either Trisequens ...

journal_title：Maturitas

authors： Høvik P,Sundsbak HP,Gaasemyr M,Sandvik L

更新日期：1989-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Ovarian cancer screening (OCS) for BRCA1/2 mutation carriers was stopped in our family cancer clinic in 2009 because of its ineffectiveness. The study objective was to investigate the effect of stopping OCS on the timing and uptake of risk-reducing salpingo-oophorectomy (RRSO) and on the percentage of occult ...

journal_title：Maturitas

authors： van Driel CM,de Bock GH,Arts HJ,Sie AS,Hollema H,Oosterwijk JC,Mourits MJ

更新日期：2015-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:this paper aims to report the prevalence of symptoms in the Hong Kong Chinese perimenopausal women; to construct reported symptoms into symptom groupings; and to clarify whether the symptom groups are associated with menopausal status. METHODS:a random telephone survey of perimenopausal women aged 44-55 yea...

journal_title：Maturitas

authors： Ho SC,Chan SG,Yip YB,Cheng A,Yi Q,Chan C

更新日期：1999-12-15 00:00:00

abstract：:To prevent hyperplasia and carcinoma of the endometrium during oestrogen replacement therapy (ORT), the addition of progestogens once a month is considered mandatory. However, there is no sound scientific basis for this assumption. As the addition of progestogens has several disadvantages, it is important to minimize ...

journal_title：Maturitas

authors： Meuwissen JH,van Langen H,Moret E,Navarro-Morquecho I

更新日期：1992-08-01 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：OBJECTIVE:Impaired vision and hearing are common among older adults and have been shown to reduce functional independence and to reduce quality of life. This cohort study investigated the cross-sectional and temporal associations between objectively measured dual sensory impairment (DSI) and retirement from employment....

journal_title：Maturitas

authors： Gopinath B,Liew G,Burlutsky G,McMahon CM,Mitchell P

更新日期：2017-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate individual characteristics of women with fibroids in relation to fibroid size and number. METHODS:This cross-sectional study involved 2302 women (black and white, age range 18-87) with image- or surgery-confirmed fibroids from the Synthetic Derivative, a database of de-identified demographic and ...

journal_title：Maturitas

authors： Bray MJ,Torstenson ES,Jones SH,Edwards TL,Velez Edwards DR

更新日期：2018-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the pharmacodynamic effects of a novel intrauterine drug delivery system, FibroPlant-levonorgestrel (LNG), on the endometrium in 24 postmenopausal women using estrogen substitution therapy (EST) to suppress climacteric symptoms. DESIGN:A 3-year non-comparative prospective clinical trial. SUBJECT...

journal_title：Maturitas

authors： Wildemeersch D,Schacht E,Wildemeersch P,Calleweart K,Pylyser K,De Wever N

更新日期：2004-05-28 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Mandibular indices, measured on panoramic radiographs, may be useful screening implements for low skeletal bone mass density (BMD). Recent studies suggest that radiographic examination of mandible may constitute an effective process for the early diagnosis of osteoporosis. Biochemical markers of bone turnover...

journal_title：Maturitas

authors： Vlasiadis KZ,Damilakis J,Velegrakis GA,Skouteris CA,Fragouli I,Goumenou A,Matalliotakis J,Koumantakis EE

更新日期：2008-03-20 00:00:00

abstract：:The secretory endometrial protein PP14 was measured in serum from 49 healthy, early post-menopausal women receiving continuous combined oestradiol valerate/cyproterone acetate (2 mg E2V + 1 mg CPA daily) or placebo over a period of 2 years. In the hormone group, serum PP14 increased from 2.1 micrograms/l to a maximum ...

journal_title：Maturitas

authors： Byrjalsen I,Thormann L,Riis BJ,Christiansen C

更新日期：1992-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The purpose of this study was to evaluate endothelium-dependent flow-mediated dilation (FMD) in the brachial artery and the plasma levels of endothelin-1 in postmenopausal women at risk for coronary artery disease before and after treatment with both estradiol and estradiol plus dydrogesterone. METHODS:Sixt...

journal_title：Maturitas

authors： Gambacciani M,Monteleone P,Vitale C,Silvestri A,Fini M,Genazzani AR,Rosano GM

更新日期：2002-10-25 00:00:00

abstract：:Epidemiological studies have shown that cigarette smoking is associated with an increased risk of midlife hot flashes; however, the effect of quitting smoking on this risk is unclear. The purpose of this study was to examine the effect of quitting smoking on hot flashes using data from 761 women aged 45 to 54 years of...

journal_title：Maturitas

authors： Smith RL,Flaws JA,Gallicchio L

更新日期：2015-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the past decade, the leading international cardiology societies have released statements that emphasize the importance of sex-specific reporting of the findings of clinical trials in cardiovascular research. To find out whether this has led to improvement, we compared sex-specific reporting of efficacy and safety o...

journal_title：Maturitas

authors： Schreuder MM,Boersma E,Kavousi M,Visser LE,Roos-Hesselink JW,Versmissen J,Roeters van Lennep JE

更新日期：2021-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:End-of-life (EoL) care1 is increasingly used as a generic term in preference to palliative care or terminal care, particularly with reference to individuals with chronic disease, who are resident in community and long-term care (LTC) settings. This review evaluates studies based on patient reported outcome measures (P...

journal_title：Maturitas

authors： Kearns T,Cornally N,Molloy W

更新日期：2017-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Fifty postmenopausal women requiring hormone replacement therapy for the treatment of climacteric symptoms were recruited in six centers. All patients received a new combined norethisterone acetate (NETA)/oestradiol (E2)-TTS, (Estragest TTS, Ciba-Geigy Ltd), delivering 0.25 mg NETA and 50 micrograms E2 per day, contin...

journal_title：Maturitas

authors： Oosterbaan HP,van Buuren AH,Schram JH,van Kempen PJ,Ubachs JM,van Leusden HA,Beyer GP

更新日期：1995-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The possibility that the sudden discharge of thyrotropin-releasing hormone (TRH) in the brain triggers the climacteric hot flash was tested (double-blind) by an intra-venous, bolus injection of 500 microgram of TRH into 7 post-menopausal women and 1 menstruating control. Temperatures and sweating were recorded continu...

journal_title：Maturitas

authors： Molnar GW

更新日期：1981-08-01 00:00:00