Monophasic estrogen-progestogen therapy and sexuality in postmenopausal women

Clinical Drug Investigation

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 131-137

  Fonseca, A M ^a,b   Bagnoli, V R ^a   Penteado, S R L ^a   Paixao J S ^a   Cavalcanti, A L ^a   Pinotti, J A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b NONE   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLIANE; ESTRADIOL PLUS NORETHISTERONE ACETATE; PLACEBO; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACTION POTENTIAL; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; HORMONAL THERAPY; HOT FLUSH; HUMAN; MENOPAUSAL SYNDROME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SEXUALITY;

ADULT; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; DRUG COMBINATIONS; ESTRADIOL; FEMALE; HORMONE REPLACEMENT THERAPY; HOT FLASHES; HUMANS; LIBIDO; MIDDLE AGED; NORETHINDRONE; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; POSTMENOPAUSE; PROGESTERONE CONGENERS;

EID: 33846448796     PISSN: 11732563     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2165/00044011-200727020-00006     Document Type: Article

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