Histologic and cytologic effects of vaginal estrogen in women with pelvic organ prolapse: A randomized controlled trial

Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 34-39

  Vaccaro, Christine M ^a,c   Mutema, George K ^b   Fellner, Angela N ^b   Crisp, Catrina C ^b   Estanol, Maria V ^b   Kleeman, Steven D ^b   Pauls, Rachel N ^b  

^a Madigan Healthcare System   (United States)

^b GOOD SAMARITAN HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c MADIGAN ARMY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Atrophic vaginitis; Pelvic organ prolapse; Vaginal estrogen; Vaginal histology; Vaginal maturity index

Indexed keywords

CYTOLOGY;

ATROPHIC VAGINITIS; CONTROL GROUPS; EPITHELIAL THICKNESS; MATURITY INDICES; PELVIC ORGAN PROLAPSE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TREATMENT GROUP; VAGINAL ESTROGEN;

SPEED CONTROL;

AGENTS USED INTRAVAGINALLY; CONJUGATED ESTROGEN; ESTROGEN;

AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; HUMAN; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOLOGY; PELVIC ORGAN PROLAPSE; PREOPERATIVE CARE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; VAGINA; VAGINITIS;

AGED; ESTROGENS; ESTROGENS, CONJUGATED (USP); FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PELVIC ORGAN PROLAPSE; PREOPERATIVE CARE; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD; VAGINA; VAGINAL CREAMS, FOAMS, AND JELLIES; VAGINITIS;

MLCS; MLOWN;

EID: 84873687941     PISSN: 21518378     EISSN: 21544212     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/SPV.0b013e318278cc40     Document Type: Article

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