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PLASMA LEVELS OF OESTRONE AND OESTRADIOL-17β IN POSTMENOPAUSAL WOMEN
Article first published online: 23 AUG 2005
DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-0528.1979.tb10685.x
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BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology
Volume 86, Issue 1, pages 56–63, January 1979
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Badawy, S.Z. A., Elliott, L. J., Elbadawi, A. and Marshall, L. D. (1979), PLASMA LEVELS OF OESTRONE AND OESTRADIOL-17β IN POSTMENOPAUSAL WOMEN. BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, 86: 56–63. doi: 10.1111/j.1471-0528.1979.tb10685.x
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Summary
The plasma oestrone and oestradiol levels of 34 postmenopausal women were studied and related to various of their other characteristics. The plasma oestrone and oestradiol-17β levels (Mean±SE) were, respectively, 32.09±4.6 pg/ml and 13.9±3 1 pg/ml. There was a highly significant negative linear association between the years elapsed since the menopause and oestrone levels (P <0.001) and oestradiol levels (P <0.02). Both plasma oestrone and oestradiol levels were directly related to weight, but the relation was only significant for oestradiol. A significant positive correlation was found between vaginal bleeding and excess weight. The degree of oestrogenicity of the vaginal smear was directly related to the levels of oestrone (P<0.08) and oestradiol (P<0.005) and to the degree of endometrial hyperplasia (P<0.02).