Journal of endocrinological investigation
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J. Endocrinol. Invest. · Jul 2013
Randomized Controlled TrialEfficacy and safety of DT56a compared to hormone therapy in Greek post-menopausal women.
Hormone therapy (HT) is the treatment of choice for the alleviation of menopausal symptoms; concerns, however, about its concomitant long-term health risks have limited its use. DT56a is a unique enzymatic isolate of soybeans. The purpose of our study was to evaluate the efficacy and safety of DT56a, compared to HT, in symptomatic post-menopausal women. ⋯ DT56a decreased menopausal symptoms significantly and in the same degree as HT.
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J. Endocrinol. Invest. · Jul 2013
High prevalence of vitamin D insufficiency in pregnant women working indoors and residing in Guiyang, China.
To assess the status of 25-hydroxyvitamin D [25(OH)D] in pregnant women in their second and third trimesters, who reside and work indoors in Guiyang, China. ⋯ These results suggest that pregnant women residing in Guiyang urban area and working indoors are at high risk of vitamin D insufficiency, particularly during spring, winter, and autumn, regardless of use of pre-natal calcium and multivitamins. Appropriate vitamin D supplementation is necessary to improve maternal vitamin D nutrition.