Effects of estrogen supplementation on psychological variables in climacteric women Estrógenos en climaterio femenino: Efecto sobre variables psicológicas
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Gramegna, Gloria
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Blümel Méndez, Juan
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Jara T, Sonia
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Schiattino, Irene
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Lolas Stepke, Fernando
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2019-01-29T16:00:23Z
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2019-01-29T16:00:23Z
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1996
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Revista Medica de Chile, Volumen 124, Issue 10, 2018, Pages 1240-1244
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00349887
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https://repositorio.uchile.cl/handle/2250/163110
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Background: The beneficial effects of estrogen supplementation in climacteric women are clear. Howerer, their psychological effects are not well documented. Aim: To study the effects of estrogen supplementation on psychological variables in climacteric women. Subjects and methods: Forty postmenopausal women were divided in two groups to receive a daily dose of 2 mg oestradiol valerate and 2.5 mg medroxyprogesterone acetate or an identical placebo during six months. Initially and at the end of the treatment period, they were subjected to a psychiatric interview and the Graffar, Hamilton and Eysenk personality tests were applied. Also, an Analysis of Verbal Behavior was used, that results in hope and hopeless scores. Results: There were no differences in the initial assessment between the two treatment groups. In women receiving bormonal supplementation, the Hamilton score decreased from 11.2 to 4.9 (p<0.002) and in women receiving placebo from 8.1 to 5.3 (NS). No other significant chang
Effects of estrogen supplementation on psychological variables in climacteric women Estrógenos en climaterio femenino: Efecto sobre variables psicológicas