2003
Is This Woman Perimenopausal?
Bastian LA, Smith CM, Nanda K. Is This Woman Perimenopausal? JAMA 2003, 289: 895-902. PMID: 12588275, DOI: 10.1001/jama.289.7.895.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHigh follicle-stimulating hormone levelsGreatest positive likelihood ratioLower inhibin B levelsFollicle-stimulating hormone levelsMonths of amenorrheaPremenopausal control groupInhibin B levelsClinical examination findingsEnglish-language articlesPositive likelihood ratioNight sweatsVaginal drynessClimacteric symptomsPerimenopausal womenExamination findingsHot flashesMenstrual historyClinical examinationPerimenopausal statusHormone levelsMEDLINE searchWomen's agePerimenopauseControl groupSymptoms
2001
Depressive Symptoms, Menopausal Status, and Climacteric Symptoms in Women at Midlife
Bosworth H, Bastian L, Kuchibhatla M, Steffens D, McBride C, Skinner C, Rimer B, Siegler I. Depressive Symptoms, Menopausal Status, and Climacteric Symptoms in Women at Midlife. Psychosomatic Medicine 2001, 63: 603-608. PMID: 11485114, DOI: 10.1097/00006842-200107000-00013.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMenopausal statusClimacteric symptomsWomen age 45Depressive symptomsAge 45Estrogen/progesterone combinationHistory of oophorectomyHormone replacement therapyLogistic regression analysisRates of depressionCross-sectional surveyHigh rateProgesterone combinationPhysical inactivityReplacement therapyMenopausal stageMenopauseSymptomsWomenCommunity sampleDepressionStatusInadequate incomeYearsCES