Effects of Melatonin in Perimenopausal and Menopausal Women: Our Personal Experience

@article{Bellipanni2005EffectsOM,
  title={Effects of Melatonin in Perimenopausal and Menopausal Women: Our Personal Experience},
  author={G Bellipanni and Fernando L. Marzo and Federico B M Blasi and Antonio Marzo},
  journal={Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences},
  year={2005},
  volume={1057}
}
The purpose of this clinical trial on possible effects of nocturnal MEL administration in perimenopausal women was to find if MEL by itself modifies levels of hormones and produces changes of any kind, independently of age (42-62 years of age) and the stage of the menstrual cycle. [...] Key Method Subjects took a daily dose of 3 mg synthetic melatonin or a placebo for 6 months. Levels of melatonin were determined from five daily saliva samples taken at fixed times.Expand
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