Fertility and Sterility
Volume 77 , Pages 42-48 , April 2002

Hormones, mood, sexuality, and the menopausal transition

Presented at the Androgen Insufficiency Conference, Princeton, New Jersey, June 29, 2001.

  • Lorraine Dennerstein, M.B., Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Lorraine Dennerstein, M.D., Office for Gender and Health, 6th Floor, Charles Connibere Building, Royal Melbourne Hospital, Parkville, Victoria, 3050, Australia (FAX: 61-3-9347-4127)
    • Office for Gender and Health, Department of Psychiatry, University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, Australia
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  • John Randolph, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Office for Gender and Health, Department of Psychiatry, University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, Australia
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  • John Taffe, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Swinburne University of Technology, Hawthorn, Victoria, Australia
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  • Emma Dudley, B.Sc.

      Affiliations

    • Office for Gender and Health, Department of Psychiatry, University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, Australia
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  • Henry Burger, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Prince Henry’s Institute of Medical Research, Monash Medical Centre, Clayton, Victoria, Australia

Received 16 October 2001 ,Revised 17 January 2001 ,Accepted 17 January 2001.

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    Change in total score on the Short Personal Experiences Questionnaire (SPEQ). Data are means; the bar indicates confidence intervals. I = change from early to late menopausal transition; II = change f

    Change in total score on the Short Personal Experiences Questionnaire (SPEQ). Data are means; the bar indicates confidence intervals. I = change from early to late menopausal transition; II = change from late menopausal transition to postmenopause (27).

    Dennerstein. Hormones, mood, sexuality, and menopause. Fertil Steril 2002.

  • Image Result
    Changes in domains on the Short Personal Experiences Questionnaire (SPEQ). Data are means; the bar indicates confidence intervals. I = change from early to late menopausal transition; II = change from

    Changes in domains on the Short Personal Experiences Questionnaire (SPEQ). Data are means; the bar indicates confidence intervals. I = change from early to late menopausal transition; II = change from late perimenopause to postmenopause (27).

    Dennerstein. Hormones, mood, sexuality, and menopause. Fertil Steril 2002.

☆ Supported by the National Health and Medical Research Council of Australia and the Victorian Health Promotion Foundation. During 2001, the research program received unrestricted educational grants from ANZ Trustees, Eli Lilly (Australia) Proprietary Limited, and Pharmacia and Upjohn (Australia). Prince Henry’s Institute of Medical Research received grants from Organon Proprietary Limited for hormone assays.

PII: S0015-0282(02)03001-7

Fertility and Sterility
Volume 77 , Pages 42-48 , April 2002

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