A new clinical option for hormone replacement therapy in women with secondary amenorrhea: Effects of cyclic administration of progesterone from the sustained-release vaginal gel crinone (4% and 8%) on endometrial morphologic features and withdrawal bleeding

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 180, Issue 1 I, 1999, Pages 42-48

  Warren, M P ^a   Biller, B M K ^a   Shangold, M M ^a  

^a New York Presbyterian Hospital Columbia University Medical Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Crinone; Hormone replacement therapy; Progesterone; Safety and efficacy; Secondary amenorrhea; Transvaginal

Indexed keywords

CONJUGATED ESTROGEN; ESTRADIOL; PROGESTERONE;

ADULT; AFFECTIVE NEUROSIS; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DOSE RESPONSE; ENDOMETRIUM BIOPSY; ESTROGEN THERAPY; FEMALE; HORMONE SUBSTITUTION; HUMAN; INTRAVAGINAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MULTICENTER STUDY; PARALLEL DESIGN; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SECONDARY AMENORRHEA; SLEEP DISORDER; TRANSDERMAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION;

EID: 0032985294     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9378(99)70147-X     Document Type: Article

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