Dennerstein L, Wood C, Hudson B, Burrows G
Aust N Z J Obstet Gynaecol. 1978 Aug;18(3):202-5. doi: 10.1111/j.1479-828x.1978.tb00050.x.
This study reports the plasma levels of follicle stimulating hormone, luteinising hormone, oestradiol and testosterone in 43 women who had undergone bilateral oöphorectomy. Age was the only variable of those investigated which appeared to influence a hormone level; testosterone levels were found to decrease with increasing age. Two significant associations were found between clinical features of the menopause and the plasma hormone levels measured. Low levels of oestradiol were associated with pruritus vulvae and high levels of testerone were associated with headaches.
本研究报告了43名接受双侧卵巢切除术的女性的促卵泡激素、黄体生成素、雌二醇和睾酮的血浆水平。年龄是所调查的因素中唯一似乎会影响激素水平的变量；发现睾酮水平会随着年龄的增长而下降。在绝经的临床特征与所测量的血浆激素水平之间发现了两个显著的关联。低水平的雌二醇与外阴瘙痒有关，而高水平的睾酮与头痛有关。
