Ultrasonographic and doppler velocimetric evaluation of the levator ani muscle according to the hormonal status

European Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Reproductive Biology

Volumn 141, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 183-185

  Noguti, Alberto S ^a   Jarmy Di Bella, Zsuzsanna I K ^a   de Oliveira, Emerson ^a   Castro, Rodrigo A ^a   Lima, Geraldo R ^a   Baracat, Edmund Chada ^a   Sartori, Marair G F ^a   Girão, Manoel J B C ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Doppler velocimetry; Hormonal status; Levator ani muscle; Pelvic floor; Ultrasonography

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS SECTIONAL AREA; DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; DOPPLER VELOCIMETRY; ECHOGRAPHY; ESTROGEN DEFICIENCY; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HORMONE ACTION; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; LEVATOR ANI MUSCLE; NORMAL HUMAN; NULLIPARA; PARAMETER; POSTMENOPAUSE; PREMENOPAUSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSATILITY INDEX; VAGINAL DELIVERY; VASCULAR RESISTANCE; VASCULARIZATION;

EID: 56249104748     PISSN: 03012115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejogrb.2008.06.008     Document Type: Article

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