Effects of patch or gel estrogen therapies on auditory brainstem response in surgically postmenopausal women: A prospective, randomized study

Fertility and Sterility

Volumn 79, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 556-561

  Caruso, Salvatore ^a,b   Maiolino, Luigi ^a   Agnello, Carmela ^a   Garozzo, Aldo ^a   Di Mari, Lucia ^a   Serra, Agostino ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CATANIA   (Italy)

^b Ospedale S Bambino   (Italy)

Author keywords

Auditory brainstem response; Estrogen therapy (ET); Hearing; Surgically induced menopause

Indexed keywords

ESCLIMA; ESTRADIOL; ESTRODOSE; ESTROGEN; NEUROTRANSMITTER; STEROID; ZERELLA;

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUDITORY RESPONSE; BRAIN STEM RESPONSE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG FORMULATION; DRUG TARGETING; ESTROGEN THERAPY; EVOKED BRAIN STEM AUDITORY RESPONSE; EVOKED BRAIN STEM RESPONSE; FEMALE; GEL; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; NERVE CONDUCTION; NORMAL HUMAN; POSTMENOPAUSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SPIKE WAVE; TRANSDERMAL PATCH;

EID: 0037336713     PISSN: 00150282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0015-0282(02)04763-5     Document Type: Article

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