Mick Rae

No ORCID on file · 1 paper in corpus · active 2009

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  • article 1
article 2009
Cortisol Inactivation by 11β-Hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase-2 May Enhance Endometrial Angiogenesis via Reduced Thrombospondin-1 in Heavy Menstruation
·doi:10.1210/jc.2008-1879

CONTEXT: Heavy menstrual bleeding (HMB; menorrhagia) impairs quality of life for women and requires medication or surgery. Because glucocorticoids inhibit angiogenesis in other organs, we hypothesized that endometrium of women with HMB is s…