The American Journal of Medicine
Volume 118, Issue 12, Supplement 2 , Pages 131-135 , 19 December 2005

Bilateral oophorectomy and premature menopause

  • Susan L. Hendrix, DO

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationRequests for reprints should be addressed to Susan L. Hendrix, DO, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Wayne State University/Hutzel Women’s Hospital, Detroit, Michigan 48201.

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 The opinions offered at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) State-of-the Science Conference on Management of Menopause-Related Symptoms and published herein are not necessarily those of the National Institute on Aging (NIA) and the Office of Medical Applications of Research (OMAR) or any of the cosponsoring institutes, offices, or centers of the NIH. Although the NIA and OMAR organized this meeting, this article is not intended as a statement of Federal guidelines or policy.Publication of the online supplement was made possible by funding from the NIA and the National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine of the NIH, US Department of Health & Human Services.

PII: S0002-9343(05)00915-0

doi: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2005.09.056

The American Journal of Medicine
Volume 118, Issue 12, Supplement 2 , Pages 131-135 , 19 December 2005

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