Efficacy of vaginal use of topical estriol in postmenopausal women with urogenital atrophy

Clinical and Experimental Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 143-145

  Chuery, A C S ^a   De Gois Speck N M ^a   De Moura, K F Q ^a   Belfort, P N ^a   Sakano, C ^a   Ribalta, J C L ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Colposcopy; Estriol; Post menopause; Topical estrogen therapy; Vaginal smears

Indexed keywords

ESTRIOL; ESTROGEN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COLPOSCOPY; CYTOLOGY; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; GYNECOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; HORMONAL THERAPY; HUMAN; PAPANICOLAOU TEST; POSTMENOPAUSE; UROGENITAL ATROPHY; UROGENITAL TRACT DISEASE;

ADMINISTRATION, INTRAVAGINAL; AGED; ATROPHY; ESTRIOL; FEMALE; FEMALE UROGENITAL DISEASES; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; POSTMENOPAUSE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UROGENITAL SYSTEM; VAGINA;

EID: 79960232696     PISSN: 03906663     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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