THE RESPIRATORY AND THE CIRCULATORY SYSTEM IN FEMALES WITH OVARIAN DYSFUNCTION
Authors: David Scherf
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1940)

Article1 February 1940THE RESPIRATORY AND THE CIRCULATORY SYSTEM IN FEMALES WITH OVARIAN DYSFUNCTIONDAVID SCHERF, M.D.DAVID SCHERF, M.D.Author, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-13-8-1414 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptSome women pass through the climacterium asymptomatically, whereas others have innumerable complaints. Frequently symptoms do not cause undue annoyance and may be elicited only by careful questioning. In other cases they are so tormenting that medical treatment, bed rest, and even hospitalization may become necessary.Opinion varies in regard to the incidence of symptoms. 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