2005
Sleep, breathing, and menopause: The effect of fluctuating estrogen and progesterone on sleep and breathing in women
D'Ambrosio C, Stachenfeld NS, Pisani M, Mohsenin V. Sleep, breathing, and menopause: The effect of fluctuating estrogen and progesterone on sleep and breathing in women. Gender Medicine 2005, 2: 238-245. PMID: 16464735, DOI: 10.1016/s1550-8579(05)80053-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSleep-disordered breathingSex hormone deficiencyObstructive sleep apneaLA administrationHormone deficiencyLeuprolide acetateSleep fragmentationDevelopment of OSADevelopment of SDBSignificant sleep-disordered breathingGonadotropin-releasing hormone analogueApnea-hypopnea indexUpper airway resistanceCessation of mensesAdministration of estrogenHours of sleepClimacteric vasomotor symptomsPolysomnographic evaluationVasomotor symptomsClimacteric symptomsMenopausal levelsDaily administrationHealthy womenSleep apneaArousal index
2001
Estrogen and progesterone effects on transcapillary fluid dynamics
Stachenfeld N, Keefe D, Palter S. Estrogen and progesterone effects on transcapillary fluid dynamics. AJP Regulatory Integrative And Comparative Physiology 2001, 281: r1319-r1329. PMID: 11557642, DOI: 10.1152/ajpregu.2001.281.4.r1319.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAtrial Natriuretic FactorBlood PressureBlood VolumeCapillariesCapillary PermeabilityCardiac OutputDrug Administration RoutesEstradiolEstrogensFemaleFertility Agents, FemaleForearmGonadotropin-Releasing HormoneHematocritHot FlashesHumansInfusions, IntravenousLeuprolideProgesteroneStroke VolumeVeinsConceptsCapillary filtration coefficientANP infusionGnRH analoguesPlasma volumeProgesterone effectsTranscapillary fluid dynamicsGonadotropin-releasing hormone analogueLittle systemic effectMin of infusionBaseline plasma volumeHormone administrationPV lossSystemic effectsReproductive functionInfusionAdministrationTreatmentEstrogenPeptide controlFiltration coefficientWeeksWomenANPDaysHematocrit