Relief of vasomotor symptoms and vaginal atrophy with three doses of conjugated estrogens and medroxyprogesterone acetate in postmenopausal Asian women from 11 countries: The Pan-Asia menopause (PAM) study

Maturitas

Volumn 52, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 35-51

  Tan, Delfin ^a   Haines, Christopher J ^b   Limpaphayom, Khunying Kobchitt ^c   Holinka, Christian F ^d   Ausmanas, Militza K ^e  

^a United Doctors' Medical Center   (Philippines)

^b CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^c CHULALONGKORN UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^d PharmConsult   (United States)

^e PFIZER INC   (United States)

Author keywords

Asian women; Hormone therapy; PAM study; Pan Asia menopause study; Vaginal maturation index; Vasomotor symptoms

Indexed keywords

CONJUGATED ESTROGEN; GESTAGEN; MEDROXYPROGESTERONE ACETATE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASIAN; BREAST ENGORGEMENT; BREAST TENDERNESS; CELL MATURATION; CLINICAL OBSERVATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG MEGADOSE; DRUG RESPONSE; ESTROGEN THERAPY; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; HOT FLUSH; HUMAN; INDONESIA; LANGUAGE; LOW DRUG DOSE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MASTALGIA; MULTICENTER STUDY; POPULATION RESEARCH; POSTMENOPAUSE; PREVALENCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; UTERUS BLEEDING; VAGINA; VAGINA ATROPHY; VASOMOTOR DISORDER; VIET NAM;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ADULT; AGED; ASIA; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; ESTROGEN REPLACEMENT THERAPY; ESTROGENS, CONJUGATED (USP); FEMALE; HOT FLASHES; HUMANS; MEDROXYPROGESTERONE 17-ACETATE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTMENOPAUSE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VAGINAL DISEASES;

EID: 24144458233     PISSN: 03785122     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.maturitas.2004.12.007     Document Type: Article

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