Limitations of follicle-stimulating hormone in assessing menopause status: findings from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES 1999-2000)*
Henrich JB, Hughes JP, Kaufman SC, Brody DJ, Curtin LR. Limitations of follicle-stimulating hormone in assessing menopause status: findings from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES 1999-2000)*. Menopause The Journal Of The North American Menopause Society 2006, 13: 171-177. PMID: 16645530, DOI: 10.1097/01.gme.0000198489.49618.96.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFollicle-stimulating hormoneNutrition Examination SurveyMenopause transitionExamination SurveyNational HealthLevels of FSHMenopause transition stagesPopulation-based estimatesFSH levelsMenopause statusMultivariable analysisPostmenopausal stageNHANES 1999Postmenopause stagesUS womenCutoff pointWomenHormoneDifferent reproductive stagesConsiderable overlapRepresentative sampleAgeImportant determinantHealthLH