Relation between vaginal and endocervical pH in pre- and post-menopausal women

Archives of Gynecology and Obstetrics

Volumn 272, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 211-213

  Murta, Eddie F C ^a   Filho, Antônio C A ^a   Barcelos, Ana C M ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF TRIÂNGULO MINEIRO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Endocervical pH; Post menopause; Pre menopause; Relation; Vaginal pH

Indexed keywords

ACIDITY; ADULT; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GYNECOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; HUMAN; MENOPAUSE; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; NORMAL HUMAN; PH; PH MEASUREMENT; POSTMENOPAUSE; PREMENOPAUSE; PROPHYLAXIS; UTERINE ENDOCERVIX; VAGINA; VAGINA SECRETION; VAGINAL HYSTERECTOMY; VAGINITIS;

ADULT; CERVIX UTERI; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; HYSTERECTOMY; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTMENOPAUSE; PREMENOPAUSE; VAGINA;

EID: 26244459285     PISSN: 09320067     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00404-005-0740-4     Document Type: Article

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