Vaginal estrogen use in postmenopausal women with pelvic floor disorders: systematic review and practice guidelines

International Urogynecology Journal

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 3-13

  Rahn, David D ^a   Ward, Renée M ^b   Sanses, Tatiana V ^c   Carberry, Cassandra ^d   Mamik, Mamta M ^e   Meriwether, Kate V ^f   Olivera, Cedric K ^e   Abed, Husam ^g   Balk, Ethan M ^h   Murphy, Miles ⁱ  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER   (United States)

^g HENRY FORD HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

^h BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

ⁱ Institute for Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery   (United States)

Author keywords

Incontinence; Menopause; Overactive bladder; Pelvic organ prolapse; Vaginal estrogen

Indexed keywords

ESTROGEN; OXYBUTYNIN;

EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; FEMALE; FEMALE GENITAL TRACT PARAMETERS; HUMAN; META ANALYSIS; OVERACTIVE BLADDER; PELVIC FLOOR DISORDER; PELVIC ORGAN PROLAPSE; PELVIS SURGERY; POSTMENOPAUSE; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREOPERATIVE TREATMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REVIEW; STRESS INCONTINENCE; SUBURETHRAL SLING; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; URINARY FREQUENCY; URINARY URGENCY; URINE INCONTINENCE; VAGINAL EPITHELIAL THICKNESS; VAGINAL MATURATION INDEX; INTRAVAGINAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PELVIC FLOOR DISORDERS;

ADMINISTRATION, INTRAVAGINAL; ESTROGENS; FEMALE; HUMANS; PELVIC FLOOR DISORDERS;

EID: 84922078939     PISSN: 09373462     EISSN: 14333023     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00192-014-2554-z     Document Type: Review

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