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| L DennersteinSummaryAffiliation: University of Melbourne Country: Australia Publications
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Sexuality, hormones and the menopausal transitionL Dennerstein
Department of Public Health and Community Medicine, University of Melbourne, Carlton, Victoria, Australia
Maturitas 26:83-93. 1997..To assess the validity and reliability of a sexuality questionnaire, and to assess the relationship of sexual functioning to age, menopausal status and hormone levels...- Bone turnover markers and bone density across the menopausal transitionP R Ebeling
Bone and Mineral Service, University of Melbourne, Royal Melbourne Hospital, Victoria, Australia
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 81:3366-71. 1996..In conclusion, the perimenopause is associated with elevated bone resorption rates and declining BMD, and factors in addition to estrogen deficiency may also contribute to the pathogenesis of postmenopausal osteoporosis... - Prospectively measured levels of serum follicle-stimulating hormone, estradiol, and the dimeric inhibins during the menopausal transition in a population-based cohort of womenH G Burger
Prince Henry s Institute of Medical Research, Monash Medical Centre, Clayton, Victoria, Australia
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 84:4025-30. 1999.... - A prospective study of bone loss in menopausal Australian-born womenJ R Guthrie
Department of Psychiatry, Royal Melbourne Hospital, Victoria, Australia
Osteoporos Int 8:282-90. 1998..05), such that women with higher BMI had less bone loss. In conclusion, during the time of transition from peri- to post-menopause, women had accelerated BMD loss at both the hip and spine... - A prospective longitudinal study of serum testosterone, dehydroepiandrosterone sulfate, and sex hormone-binding globulin levels through the menopause transitionH G Burger
Prince Henry s Institute of Medical Research, Monash Medical Center, Clayton, Victoria, Australia
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 85:2832-8. 2000..DHEAS decreases as a function of age, not time relative to FMP, and T remains unchanged during the menopausal years. SHBG and DHEAS show a high degree of stability within an individual over time... 
The relationship of reports of aches and joint pains to the menopausal transition: a longitudinal studyC E Szoeke
Office for Gender and Health, Department of Psychiatry, University of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Climacteric 11:55-62. 2008..Aches and stiff joints, common in postmenopausal women, are not necessarily indicative of radiological osteoarthritis...- Is incontinence associated with menopause?M Sherburn
School of Physiotherapy, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Obstet Gynecol 98:628-33. 2001.... - A review of hormonal changes during the menopausal transition: focus on findings from the Melbourne Women's Midlife Health ProjectH G Burger
Prince Henry s Institute of Medical Research, Monash Medical Centre, Clayton, Victoria, Australia
Hum Reprod Update 13:559-65. 2007..This review provides the background for an accompanying manuscript in which a novel approach to modelling the hormonal changes during the transition is described... - Are changes in sexual functioning during midlife due to aging or menopause?L Dennerstein
Office for Gender and Health, Department of Psychiatry, The University of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Fertil Steril 76:456-60. 2001..To determine whether changes in women's sexual functioning during midlife are due to aging or menopause... - Physician diagnosed arthritis, reported arthritis and radiological non-axial osteoarthritisC E I Szoeke
Office for Gender and Health, Department of Psychiatry, University of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Osteoarthritis Cartilage 16:846-50. 2008..To determine the question that best predicts radiographic evidence of non-axial osteoarthritis (OA)... - Factors affecting the prevalence of osteoarthritis in healthy middle-aged women: data from the longitudinal Melbourne Women's Midlife Health ProjectC E I Szoeke
Office for Gender and Health, Department of Psychiatry, University of Melbourne, Victoria 3050, Australia
Bone 39:1149-55. 2006..Never having used hormone therapy was a risk factor for radiological hand and knee OA. Further work will be needed to determine whether modification of these factors can prevent the development of OA... - The menopausal transition: a 9-year prospective population-based study. The Melbourne Women's Midlife Health ProjectJ R Guthrie
Office for Gender and Health, Department of Psychiatry, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, Australia
Climacteric 7:375-89. 2004..To determine the hormonal changes relating to the menopausal transition (MT) and how these affect quality of life, bone mineral density, body composition, cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk and memory... - Impaired fasting glycaemia in middle-aged women: a prospective studyJ R Guthrie
Office for Gender and Health, The University of Melbourne, RMH, Victoria, Australia
Int J Obes Relat Metab Disord 25:646-51. 2001.... - A prospective study of outcomes after hysterectomy in mid-aged Australian-born womenJ R Guthrie
Office for Gender and Health, Department of Psychiatry, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, Australia
Climacteric 10:171-7. 2007.... - Serum C-reactive protein and plasma homocysteine levels are associated with hormone therapy use and other factors: a population-based study of middle-aged Australian-born womenJ R Guthrie
Office for Gender and Health, Department of Psychiatry, The University of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Climacteric 8:263-70. 2005..CONCLUSION: In middle-aged Australian-born women, HT use was associated with increased CRP and decreased homocysteine levels. High CRP levels were also associated with high relative weight, low exercise levels and no statin medication... - Short scale to measure female sexuality: adapted from McCoy Female Sexuality QuestionnaireL Dennerstein
Office for Gender and Health, Department of Psychiatry, 6th Floor, Charles Connibere Building, University of Melbourne, Royal Melbourne Hospital, Victoria 3050, Australia
J Sex Marital Ther 27:339-51. 2001..The original wording in the McCoy scale is recommended as considerable data has now become available on reliability and validity... - Comparative study of attitudes to eating between male and female students in the People's Republic of ChinaM Makino
Office for Gender and Health, Department of Psychiatry, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Eat Weight Disord 11:111-7. 2006..DISCUSSION: Weight related concern was prevalent amongst the Chinese students. This suggests that the culture of the beauty of thinness is common among young students in Beijing, particularly female students... - Attitudes of middle-aged women to aging: contribution of the Reactions to Aging QuestionnaireY Netz
Department of Psychiatry, University of Melbourne, Australia
Climacteric 4:306-13. 2001..With some modifications, the RAQ may be more informative than was the Worries About Aging Scale in its ability to assess emotions, opinions and beliefs associated with aging in middle-aged women... - Studying the menopausal transition: methodological considerationsJ R Guthrie
Office for Gender and Health, The University of Melbourne, Royal Melbourne Hospital, Victoria, Australia
Climacteric 6:354-6. 2003.... - Moderate alcohol consumption contributes to women's well-being through the menopausal transitionR Alati
School of Population Health, University of Queensland, Queenslan, Australia
Climacteric 10:491-9. 2007..To examine the association of alcohol consumption with well-being in mid-aged Australian women, taking into account other lifestyle factors... - Recommendations from a multi-study evaluation of proposed criteria for staging reproductive agingS D Harlow
University of Michigan Ann Arbor, Michigan USA
Climacteric 10:112-9. 2007..Such a FSH criterion could be incorporated into the STRAW paradigm to facilitate prediction of proximity of the final menstrual period... - Factors associated with abnormal eating attitudes among female college students in JapanM Makino
Department of Psychosomatic Medicine, Toho University, Tokyo, Japan
Arch Womens Ment Health 9:203-8. 2006..Our results suggest that body image dissatisfaction may be the most important factor associated with abnormal eating behavior... - The menopausal transition: does it induce women's worries about aging?Y Netz
Behavioural Sciences, Zinman College of Physical Education and Sport Sciences, Wingate Institute, Israel
Climacteric 8:333-41. 2005..This study examines whether patterns of worries about aging change in women during the menopausal transition... - The effects of the menopausal transition and biopsychosocial factors on well-beingL Dennerstein
Department of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine, The University of Melbourne, Australia
Arch Womens Ment Health 5:15-22. 2002..The aim of this study was to determine whether women's well-being changed with the menopausal transition, and the effect on well-being of other biological, psychosocial and lifestyle factors... - Self-reported arthritis and the menopauseC E I Szoeke
Office for Gender and Health, Department of Psychiatry, The University of Melbourne, Australia
Climacteric 8:49-55. 2005..Further longitudinal research is needed to determine the role of these factors in the development and impact of arthritis... - Habitual physical activity is a meaningful predictor of well-being in mid-life women: a longitudinal analysisY Netz
Behavioral Sciences, Zinman College of Physical Education and Sport Sciences, Wingate Institute, Israel
Climacteric 11:337-44. 2008..To examine whether physical-activity patterns over a period of 4 years are associated with well-being... - Factors contributing to positive mood during the menopausal transitionL Dennerstein
Royal Melbourne Hospital, Office for Gender and Health, Department of Psychiatry, The University of Melbourne, Vic, Australia
J Nerv Ment Dis 189:84-9. 2001..000), major life events (p = .041), daily hassles (p = .014), marital status (p = .007), and work satisfaction (p = .001). Structural equation modelling found a goodness of fit index of .821... - The physical, sexual and emotional violence history of middle-aged women: a community-based prevalence studyD Mazza
Office for Gender and Health, Department of Psychiatry, University of Melbourne, Vic
Med J Aust 175:199-201. 2001..Such experiences may have a substantial impact on women's physical and mental wellbeing... - Estrogen exposures and memory at midlife: a population-based study of womenV W Henderson
Donald W Reynolds Center on Aging, Department of Geriatrics, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, AR 72205, USA
Neurology 60:1369-71. 2003..The authors conclude that episodic verbal memory assessed by word list learning is not substantially affected during the menopausal transition or in the years immediately after natural menopause... - Empty nest or revolving door? A prospective study of women's quality of life in midlife during the phase of children leaving and re-entering the homeL Dennerstein
Office for Gender and Health, Department of Psychiatry, University of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Psychol Med 32:545-50. 2002..This study documents changes in household composition and effects on women's quality of life of children leaving and returning home... - How reliably does 12-month amenorrhea define final menstrual period? Data from a longitudinal studyJ Guthrie
Climacteric 5:92. 2002 - Statistical techniques for the analysis of change in longitudinal studies of the menopauseP Lehert
Statistical Department, Faculty of Economics, University of Mons, Belgium
Acta Obstet Gynecol Scand 81:581-7. 2002..Structural equation modelling is recommended for examination in detail of a range of factors that may influence the studied end-point, the presence of feedback and of latent or non-measurable variables... - Mental health treatments and associated factors amongst mid-aged Melbourne womenJ Kim
Yong-In Mental Hospital, Kyunggi-do, South Korea
Arch Womens Ment Health 9:15-22. 2006..Socio-demographic variables, exposure to violence, lifestyle factors, and chronic physical conditions were not associated with psychotropic drug use... - Intimate partner violence and health outcomes in mid-life women: a population-based cohort studyB Schei
Department of Community Medicine, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway
Arch Womens Ment Health 9:317-24. 2006..05). CONCLUSION: IPV was a significant contributor to mental and sexual health status measured prospectively in this cohort of mid-aged Australian-born women... - Health care-seeking for menopausal problemsJ R Guthrie
Office for Gender and Health, Department of Psychiatry, The University of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Climacteric 6:112-7. 2003..Those who are more symptomatic with mood or vasomotor symptoms consult doctors more often and are more likely to use hormone replacement therapy... 
Serum lipids and memory in a population based cohort of middle age womenV W Henderson
Departments of Geriatrics, Neurology, Pharmacology and Toxicology, and Epidemiology, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, Arkansas 72205, USA
J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry 74:1530-5. 2003..To assess the relation between serum lipids and memory in a healthy middle age cohort of women...