Alternatives to the use of estrogen in postmenopausal women

Endocr Rev. 1999 Jun;20(3):308-20. doi: 10.1210/edrv.20.3.0369.

Authors

J V Pinkerton¹, R Santen

Affiliation

¹ Department of Obstetrics/Gynecology, Women's Place and the Cancer Center, University of Virginia Health Sciences Center, Charlottesville 22903-9301, USA. [email protected]

PMID: 10368773
DOI: 10.1210/edrv.20.3.0369

No abstract available

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Cardiovascular Diseases / drug therapy
Cardiovascular Diseases / prevention & control*
Central Nervous System / drug effects
Central Nervous System / physiology
Contraindications
Estrogen Antagonists / adverse effects
Estrogen Antagonists / pharmacology
Estrogen Antagonists / therapeutic use
Estrogen Replacement Therapy*
Female
Humans
Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitors / adverse effects
Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitors / pharmacology
Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitors / therapeutic use
Osteoporosis / drug therapy*
Osteoporosis / prevention & control
Postmenopause / drug effects*
Postmenopause / physiology
Urogenital System / drug effects
Urogenital System / physiology
Vasomotor System / drug effects
Vasomotor System / physiology

Substances

Estrogen Antagonists
Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitors