2015
Effect of Menstrual Cycle Phase on Background Parenchymal Uptake at Molecular Breast Imaging
Hruska CB, Conners AL, Vachon CM, O'Connor MK, Shuster LT, Bartley AC, Rhodes DJ. Effect of Menstrual Cycle Phase on Background Parenchymal Uptake at Molecular Breast Imaging. Academic Radiology 2015, 22: 1147-1156. PMID: 26112057, PMCID: PMC4532620, DOI: 10.1016/j.acra.2015.04.003.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultBreastBreast DensityChromatography, LiquidCohort StudiesEstradiolEstroneFemaleFollicle Stimulating HormoneFollicular PhaseHumansLuteal PhaseMammographyMiddle AgedMolecular ImagingPremenopauseProgesteroneProspective StudiesRadiopharmaceuticalsSex Hormone-Binding GlobulinTandem Mass SpectrometryTechnetium Tc 99m SestamibiTestosteroneConceptsBackground parenchymal uptakeMolecular breast imagingMenstrual cycle phaseLuteal phaseMenstrual cycleNondense breastsFollicular phaseHormone levelsParenchymal uptakeDense breastsExogenous hormone useRegular menstrual cyclesLevels of TCCycle phaseNormal fibroglandular tissuePremenopausal volunteersPremenopausal womenHormone useSpearman correlation coefficientBreast imagingStudy radiologistsMammographic densityBreastFibroglandular tissueWomen
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