Correlations of androstenediol with reproductive hormones and cortisol according to stages during the menopausal transition in Japanese women

Associations of androstenediol, which has both androgenic and estrogenic activities, with circulating reproductive hormones and stress hormone in women during the menopausal transition may be different depending on the menopausal stage. The aim of this study was to determine the changes in circulating androstenediol during the menopausal transition in Japanese women and the associations of androstenediol with estrogen, androgen and cortisol for...