Vulvovaginal complaints

Clinical Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 51, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 549-555

  Mehta, A ^a   Bachmann, G ^a,b  

^a ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Postmenopausal women; Vaginal atrophy; Vulvovaginal complaints

Indexed keywords

ANDROGEN; CONJUGATED ESTROGEN; ESTRADIOL; ESTROGEN; HYPERICUM PERFORATUM EXTRACT; ISOFLAVONE; LUBRICATING AGENT; VITAMIN D;

ANDROGEN THERAPY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DYSPAREUNIA; ESTROGEN ACTIVITY; ESTROGEN THERAPY; GYNECOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; HERBAL MEDICINE; HORMONAL THERAPY; HUMAN; LOW DRUG DOSE; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; POSTMENOPAUSE; SEXUAL DYSFUNCTION; STRESS INCONTINENCE; URINARY FREQUENCY; UROGENITAL TRACT DISEASE; VAGINA ATROPHY; VAGINA RING; VAGINAL DRYNESS; VAGINAL PRURITUS; VAGINITIS; VULVOVAGINAL DISEASE; AGED; ATROPHY; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; MENOPAUSE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VAGINA; VAGINA DISEASE;

AGED; ATROPHY; ESTROGEN REPLACEMENT THERAPY; ESTROGENS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MENOPAUSE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTMENOPAUSE; SEXUAL DYSFUNCTION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VAGINA; VAGINAL DISEASES;

EID: 54449099158     PISSN: 00099201     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/GRF.0b013e3181809a26     Document Type: Article

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