title: Does adding estrogen to the hormone-free days of an oral contraceptive (OC) cycle reduce menopausal symptoms in perimenopausal OC users?
authors.affiliation: West Suburban Hospital Medical Center, Family Practice Residency, River Forest, IL, USA. doc.biet@wshmc.org
authors.forename: T E
authors.initials: TE
authors.lastname: Bielanski
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002979:Climacteric / Q000187:drug effects*; D003276:Contraceptives, Oral; D004311:Double-Blind Method; D004334:Drug Administration Schedule; D045166:Estradiol Congeners / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D004997:Ethinyl Estradiol / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D005260:Female; D019584:Hot Flashes / Q000188:drug therapy*; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D019964:Mood Disorders / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology; D016032:Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic; D015203:Reproducibility of Results
chemical_list: D003276:Contraceptives, Oral; D045166:Estradiol Congeners; D004997:Ethinyl Estradiol