2013
Bioidentical compounded hormones: A pharmacokinetic evaluation in a randomized clinical trial
Sood R, Warndahl RA, Schroeder DR, Singh RJ, Rhodes DJ, Wahner-Roedler D, Bahn RS, Shuster LT. Bioidentical compounded hormones: A pharmacokinetic evaluation in a randomized clinical trial. Maturitas 2013, 74: 375-382. PMID: 23384975, DOI: 10.1016/j.maturitas.2013.01.010.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsClinical trialsEstradiol patchLarge clinical trialsRandomized clinical trialsSerum progesterone levelsStudy medicationOral progesteronePostmenopausal womenHormone therapyEstriol levelsSerum levelsStudy armsEstrogen creamPharmacokinetic trialProgesterone levelsComparable dosesHormonal preparationsPharmacokinetic evaluationPharmacokinetic informationDosesTrialsFurther studiesEstrogenProgesteroneBioidentical
2009
Increased cardiovascular mortality after early bilateral oophorectomy
Rivera CM, Grossardt BR, Rhodes DJ, Brown RD, Roger VL, Melton LJ, Rocca WA. Increased cardiovascular mortality after early bilateral oophorectomy. Menopause The Journal Of The North American Menopause Society 2009, 16: 15-23. PMID: 19034050, PMCID: PMC2755630, DOI: 10.1097/gme.0b013e31818888f7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAge 45 yearsBilateral oophorectomyReferent womenCardiovascular diseaseUnilateral oophorectomyCardiovascular mortalityEstrogen treatmentEarly bilateral oophorectomyOnset of menopauseOophorectomy cohortCardiac mortalityOlmsted CountyCohort studyCerebrovascular causesOophorectomyAge strataMortalityDiseaseWomenMenopauseEstrogenTreatmentSame populationYearsCohort