Efficacy of continuous sequential transdermal estradiol and norethindrone acetate in relieving vasomotor symptoms associated with menopause

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 182, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 7-12

  Notelovitz, Morris ^a,b   Cassel, Diane ^a,b   Hille, Darcy ^a,b   Furst, Katharine W ^a,b   Dain, Marie Paule ^a,b   VandePol, Christine ^a,b   Skarinsky, David ^a,b  

^a Rhoône Poulenc Rorer Pharmaceuticals Inc ^*  (France)

^b Rhoône Poulenc Rorer Pharmaceuticals Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Continuous sequential; Hormone replacement therapy; Transdermal

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL; ESTRADIOL PLUS NORETHISTERONE ACETATE; NORETHISTERONE ACETATE; PLACEBO; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ACNE; ADULT; ARTICLE; ASTHENIA; BACKACHE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEM; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG TOLERABILITY; DYSMENORRHEA; ERYTHEMA; ESTROGEN THERAPY; FEMALE; HOT FLUSH; HUMAN; LEUKORRHEA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MASTALGIA; MULTICENTER STUDY; POSTMENOPAUSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SWEATING; TRANSDERMAL PATCH; VAGINA BLEEDING; VASOMOTOR REFLEX;

ADMINISTRATION, CUTANEOUS; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; ESTRADIOL; ESTROGEN REPLACEMENT THERAPY; FEMALE; HOT FLASHES; HUMANS; MENOPAUSE; MIDDLE AGED; NORETHINDRONE; PLACEBOS; PROGESTERONE CONGENERS; SWEATING;

EID: 0033957358     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9378(00)70483-2     Document Type: Article

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