American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology
Volume 196, Issue 6 , Pages 593.e1-593.e7 , June 2007

Night sweats, sleep disturbance, and depression associated with diminished libido in late menopausal transition and early postmenopause: baseline data from the Herbal Alternatives for Menopause Trial (HALT)

Presented at the 73rd Annual Meeting of the Pacific Coast Obstetrical and Gynecological Society, Oct. 4-8, 2006, Sun Valley, ID.

  • Susan D. Reed, MD, MPH

      Affiliations

    • Center for Health Studies, Group Health Cooperative, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, WA
    • Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, WA
    • Department of Epidemiology, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, WA
    • Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Public Health Sciences Division, Seattle, WA.
    • ,
  • Katherine M. Newton, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Center for Health Studies, Group Health Cooperative, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, WA
    • Department of Epidemiology, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, WA
    • ,
  • Andrea Z. LaCroix, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Center for Health Studies, Group Health Cooperative, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, WA
    • Department of Epidemiology, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, WA
    • Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Public Health Sciences Division, Seattle, WA.
    • ,
  • Lou C. Grothaus, MS

      Affiliations

    • Center for Health Studies, Group Health Cooperative, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, WA
    • ,
  • Kelly Ehrlich, MS

      Affiliations

    • Center for Health Studies, Group Health Cooperative, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, WA

Received 4 July 2006 ,Revised 16 November 2006 ,Accepted 2 March 2007.

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 Cite this article as: Reed SD, Newton KM, LaCroix AZ, et al. Night sweats, sleep disturbance, and depression associated with diminished libido in late menopausal transition and early postmenopause: Baseline data from the herbal alternatives for menopause trial (HALT). Am J Obstet Gynecol 2007;196;593.e1-593.e7.Reprints not available from the authors.This work was supported by the National Institute on Aging and the National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine Grant R01AG17057, Alternative Therapies for Menopause: A Randomized Trial.

PII: S0002-9378(07)00298-0

doi: 10.1016/j.ajog.2007.03.008

American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology
Volume 196, Issue 6 , Pages 593.e1-593.e7 , June 2007

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