Clitoral circulation in postmenopausal women with sexual dysfunction: A pilot randomized study with hormone therapy

Maturitas

Volumn 55, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 288-295

  Nappi, Rossella E ^a   Ferdeghini, Francesca ^a   Sampaolo, Patrizia ^a   Vaccaro, Patrizia ^a   De Leonardis, Christian ^a   Albani, Francesca ^a   Salonia, Andrea ^b   Polatti, Franco ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PAVIA   (Italy)

^b VITA SALUTE SAN RAFFAELE UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

Author keywords

Clitoral circulation; EPT; Menopause; Sexual dysfunction; Tibolone

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL PLUS NORETHISTERONE ACETATE; TIBOLONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CIRCULATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CLITORIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIASTOLE; DOPPLER ECHOGRAPHY; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE SEXUAL DYSFUNCTION; HEART VENTRICLE ENDDIASTOLIC PRESSURE; HEMODYNAMICS; HORMONAL THERAPY; HUMAN; LIBIDO DISORDER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; POSTMENOPAUSE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCORING SYSTEM; SEXUAL AROUSAL DISORDER; SEXUAL FUNCTION; SYSTOLE; TREATMENT DURATION; VAGINA;

CLITORIS; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR MODULATORS; FEMALE; HORMONE REPLACEMENT THERAPY; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; NORPREGNENES; PILOT PROJECTS; POSTMENOPAUSE; REGIONAL BLOOD FLOW; SEXUAL DYSFUNCTION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33748700608     PISSN: 03785122     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.maturitas.2006.04.014     Document Type: Article

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