ea0022p735 | Steroid metabolism & action | ECE2010
Lambrinoudaki Irene
, Armeni Eleni
, Rizos Demetrios
, Kofinakos Panagiotis
, Kaparos George
, Alexandrou Andreas
, Creatsa Maria
, Logothetis Emanuel
, Papadimitriou Dimitra
, Tsakonas Efstratios
, Kouskouni Evangelia
Objective: To investigate the effect of BMI on the absolute change from baseline levels in circulating sex hormone in postmenopausal women treated with oral continuous combined low dose HT for 6 months.Design: The study recruited 36 postmenopausal women who received daily E2 1 mg/NETA 0.5 mg for 6 months. Hormonal assessment included measures of serum concentrations of FSH, LH, 17β-estradiol and free estrogen index (FEI), total and free testosterone...