The sexual health benefits of oral low-dose estrogen plus progestogen and vaginal estrogen for postmenopausal women

Menopause

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 224-225

  Kingsberg, Sheryl A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS OF CLEVELAND   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONJUGATED ESTROGEN; ESTROGEN; MEDROXYPROGESTERONE; PROGESTERONE;

CLINICAL FEATURE; DRUG EFFECT; DYSPAREUNIA; EDITORIAL; FEMALE SEXUAL DYSFUNCTION; HUMAN; LOW DRUG DOSE; MENOPAUSAL SYNDROME; ORGASM DISORDER; POSTMENOPAUSE; QUALITY OF LIFE; SEXUAL FUNCTION; SEXUAL HEALTH; TREATMENT RESPONSE; VAGINA ATROPHY;

ADMINISTRATION, INTRAVAGINAL; DRUG COMBINATIONS; DYSPAREUNIA; ESTROGENS; FEMALE; HUMANS; POSTMENOPAUSE; PROGESTINS; QUALITY OF LIFE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 67649333485     PISSN: 10723714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/gme.0b013e31819748fd     Document Type: Editorial

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