Table 2.
Search strategy used in Ovid MEDLINE database from 1990 to July 2018
| Serial no. | Search terms | Results |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | menopause/ | 26,370 |
| 2 | premenopause/ | 7244 |
| 3 | perimenopause/ | 1121 |
| 4 | postmenopause/ | 22,851 |
| 5 | menopaus*.mp. | 57,015 |
| 6 | premenopaus*.mp. | 19,983 |
| 7 | perimenopaus*.mp. | 4332 |
| 8 | post?menopaus*.mp. | 61,005 |
| 9 | wom#n*.mp. | 1,068,823 |
| 10 | female.mp. | 8,122,352 |
| 11 | or/1–10 | 8,271,597 |
| 12 | testosterone/ | 66,324 |
| 13 | epitestosterone/ | 250 |
| 14 | hydroxytestosterones/ | 200 |
| 15 | methyltestosterone/ | 1409 |
| 16 | testosterone propionate/ | 732 |
| 17 | androgen*.mp. | 89,237 |
| 18 | testosterone.mp. | 95,520 |
| 19 | or/12–18 | 154,811 |
| 20 | 11 and 19 | 63,288 |
| 21 | limit 20 to (humans and yr = “1990 -Current” and (controlled clinical trial or randomised controlled trial)) | 1873 |