Ultra-low-dose estriol and lactobacilli in the local treatment of postmenopausal vaginal atrophy

Climacteric

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 347-355

  Jaisamrarn, U ^a   Triratanachat, S ^a   Chaikittisilpa, S ^a   Grob, P ^b   Prasauskas, V ^b   Taechakraichana, N ^a  

^a CHULALONGKORN UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b Medinova Ltd   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

ESTRIOL; LACTOBACILLI; MAINTENANCE THERAPY; VAGINAL ATROPHY; VAGINAL MATURATION INDEX

Indexed keywords

AGENTS ACTING ON THE GENITAL SYSTEM; ESTRIOL; GYNOFLOR; LACTOBACILLUS ACIDOPHILUS KS400; PLACEBO; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG TOLERABILITY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LACTOBACILLUS ACIDOPHILUS; LONG TERM CARE; LOW DRUG DOSE; MAINTENANCE DRUG DOSE; MAINTENANCE THERAPY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OPEN STUDY; POSTMENOPAUSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RELAPSE; SHORT COURSE THERAPY; SYMPTOM; TREATMENT DURATION; VAGINA ATROPHY; VAGINA EPITHELIUM; VAGINA FLORA;

ADMINISTRATION, INTRAVAGINAL; ATROPHY; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; EPITHELIUM; ESTRIOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; LACTOBACILLUS ACIDOPHILUS; PLACEBOS; POSTMENOPAUSE; VAGINA; VAGINAL DISEASES;

EID: 84877798970     PISSN: 13697137     EISSN: 14730804     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/13697137.2013.769097     Document Type: Article

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