Local estrogen treatment in patients with urogenital symptoms

International Journal of Gynecology and Obstetrics

Volumn 82, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 187-197

  Simunic V ^a   Banovic I ^b   Ciglar, S ^c   Jeren, L ^a   Pavicic Baldani D ^a   Sprem M ^a  

^a KBC Zagreb   (Croatia)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL SPLIT   (Croatia)

^c University of Zagreb   (Croatia)

Author keywords

Efficacy; Local estrogen treatment; Safety; Urogenital symptoms

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL; ESTROGEN; PLACEBO;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLADDER CAPACITY; BLADDER CONTRACTION; BURNING SENSATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYSTOMETRY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; DYSPAREUNIA; DYSURIA; ENDOMETRIUM; ERYTHEMA; ESTROGEN BLOOD LEVEL; ESTROGEN THERAPY; FEMALE; GENERAL CONDITION IMPROVEMENT; GYNECOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; HUMAN; INFLAMMATION; LABIAL EDEMA; LIBIDO DISORDER; LOW DRUG DOSE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MICTURITION; MULTICENTER STUDY; PATIENT; PETECHIA; POSTMENOPAUSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRURITUS; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZATION; SIDE EFFECT; STRESS INCONTINENCE; SYMPTOM; TABLET; TRANSVAGINAL ECHOGRAPHY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URINARY TRACT INFECTION; URINARY URGENCY; URINE INCONTINENCE; UROGENITAL SYMPTOM; VAGINA ATROPHY; VAGINA BLEEDING; VAGINA DISCHARGE; VAGINAL DRYNESS; VAGINAL PRURITUS; VAGINITIS;

EID: 0038504527     PISSN: 00207292     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0020-7292(03)00200-5     Document Type: Article

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