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ReviewObstetrics and gynecology clinics of North America2011

Perimenopause and cognition.

Gail A Greendale, Carol A Derby, Pauline M Maki

Abstract readReview
In one paragraph

Review in Obstetrics and gynecology clinics of North America, 2011. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 50 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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0cells of the map it votes in
50citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

50 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

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  4. Differential effects of hormone therapy on serotonin, vascular function and mood in the KEEPS.Climacteric : the journal of the International Menopause Society · 2016
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  5. Cognition in menopausal women.International journal of gynaecology and obstetrics: the official organ of the International Federation of Gynaecology and Obstetrics · 2026
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  16. Luteinizing hormone and the aging brain.Vitamins and hormones · 2021
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

Gail A GreendaleDivision of Geriatrics, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, 10945 Le Conte Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90095-1687, USA.
Carol A Derby
Pauline M Maki

Funding

Vascular Structure and Function in Cognitive AgingP01AG003949 · NIA · YESHIVA UNIVERSITY · PI Richard B. LIPTON · 1985 to 2026
$73.9M
WOMENS HEALTH ACROSS THE NATION--UCLAU01AG012539 · NIA · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA LOS ANGELES · PI GREENDALE, GAIL A · 1994 to 2018
$13.7M
Women's Health Across the Nation-New Jersey SiteU01AG012535 · NIA · UNIV OF MED/DENT OF NJ-NJ MEDICAL SCHOOL · PI DERBY, CAROL A. · 1994 to 2019
$9.2M
Effects of Estradiol & Phytoestrogens on Stress ResponsivityR01MH083782 · NIMH · UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO · PI MAKI, PAULINE M · 2009 to 2013
$2.4M
NIA NIH HHS 2 PO1 AG03949NIA NIH HHS 2U01AG012535-16NIA NIH HHS 5 U01 AG012539-17NIA NIH HHS P01 AG003949NIA NIH HHS U01 AG012535NIA NIH HHS U01 AG012539NIMH NIH HHS 1 R01 MH083782-01A1NIMH NIH HHS R01 MH083782
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The impact of perimenopause on cognition seems to be characterized by an absence of improved scores rather than a decline. In the SWAN, the perimenopausal decrement in cognitive performance was not accounted for; however, increases in anxiety and depressive symptoms had independent, unfavorable effects on performance. Estradiol has been found to protect against changes resulting from serotonin withdrawal and defend against changes from cholinergic depletion. There is support for the critical timing hypothesis--that estrogen benefits cognitive function when instituted early, but not later. The menopausal transition may affect cognitive function in older age owing to worsened cardiovascular risk factors.

Indexed as

Age FactorsAnimalsBrainCardiovascular DiseasesCognition DisordersEstrogensFemaleGonadal Steroid HormonesHumansHydrocortisoneModels, AnimalOvariectomyPerimenopausePrimary Ovarian InsufficiencyEstrogensGonadal Steroid HormonesHydrocortisone

Identifiers

PMID21961718
PMCPMC3185244

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