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Estrogen Supplementation Attenuates Glucocorticoid and Catecholamine Responses to Mental Stress in Perimenopausal Women

Abstract & Commentary

Synopsis: Estrogen supplementation of hypoestrogenic perimenopausal women attenuated blood pressure, cortisol, and catecholamine responses to acute psychological challenge.

Source: Komesaroff PA, et al. J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1999;84:606-610.

The present study tested the hypothesis that estradiol reduces cortisol and catecholamine responses to stress. Twelve women within two years of their last ...

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