Endogenous Sex Hormone Changes in Postmenopausal Women in the Diabetes Prevention Program
Author(s) -
Catherine Kim,
Shengchun Kong,
Gail A. Laughlin,
Sherita Hill Golden,
Kieren J. Mather,
Bin Nan,
Sharon L. Edelstein,
John F. Randolph,
Fernand Labrie,
Elizabeth Buschur,
Elizabeth BarrettConnor
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
the journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.206
H-Index - 353
eISSN - 1945-7197
pISSN - 0021-972X
DOI - 10.1210/jc.2012-1233
Subject(s) - medicine , endocrinology , metformin , sex hormone binding globulin , estrogen , overweight , testosterone (patch) , insulin , diabetes mellitus , waist , dehydroepiandrosterone , obesity , hormone , androgen
Whether endogenous sex hormones (ESH) [SHBG, estradiol, testosterone, and dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA)] are altered by intensive lifestyle modification (ILS) or metformin and whether such changes affect glucose levels among dysglycemic postmenopausal women is unclear.
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