Menopause, mild psychological stress and salivary cortisol: Influence of long-term hormone replacement therapy (HRT)

Aim of the present study was to examine the adrenocortical activity in basal condition and following a mild stress exposure in long-term HRT-treated menopausal women. Menopausal women, long term users of HRT (14 subjects) were compared both to menopausal women who had never used HRT (14 subjects) an...

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Published in:	Maturitas Vol. 55; no. 2; pp. 150 - 155
Main Authors:	Patacchioli, F.R., Simeoni, S., Monnazzi, P., Pace, M., Capri, O., Perrone, G.
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Shannon Elsevier Ireland Ltd 20-09-2006 Elsevier Science
Subjects:	Adult Analysis of Variance Biological and medical sciences Case-Control Studies Estrogen Replacement Therapy Female Gynecology. Andrology. Obstetrics Hormone replacement therapy (HRT) Humans Hydrocortisone - analysis Hydrocortisone - secretion Hypothalamo-Hypophyseal System - physiology Medical sciences Menopause Middle Aged Pituitary-Adrenal System - physiology Puberal and climacteric disorders (male and female) Saliva - chemistry Saliva - secretion Salivary cortisol Stress Stress, Psychological - physiopathology Stress, Psychological - psychology Stroop color-word test (CWT) Italy Europe CWT Hormone replacement therapy (HRT) Stroop color-word test (CWT) Menopause HPA HRT Salivary cortisol Stress Human Corticosteroid Steroid hormone Psychological difficulty Hydrocortisone Glucocorticoid Epidemiology Long term Adrenal hormone Female Hormone replacement therapy Sex steroid hormone
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