dyspareunia/headache

The majority of women experience a variety of symptoms at the time of the menopause, but these are frequently regarded as being unworthy of management by their doctors. Recent reports of a possible association between exogenous oestrogens and endometrial carcinoma have increased professional

To describe the symptoms of the climacteric female, 287 climacteric patients had their symptoms evaluated according to the criteria of Blatt-Kupperman for menopause. The median age was 50 years (P10 = 43 and P90 = 58). The main complaint was flushing in 46%, psychiatric symptoms in 17.8% a health

OBJECTIVE To study the effects of hormonal replacement on hot flushes, other symptoms linked to menopause, and blood pressure. METHODS The study included 1006 early postmenopausal women aged 45-58 years, participating in the Danish Osteoporosis Prevention Study (DOPS) randomised to Hormonal

The efficacy and safety of buserelin acetate in the treatment of endometriosis was studied in 4 open non-comparative trials and 2 open randomized comparative trials with danazol. 444 women were enrolled in the buserelin group and 89 in the danazol group. Treatment was for 6-10 months using

OBJECTIVE To determine the symptoms that women refer during peri and postmenopause. METHODS A cross-sectional study was carried out from April to December 2005; 500 women between 45 and 65 years old were included. We applied them the NR 1 questionnaire of symptoms for mature women. Data were

In a survey of 500 Filipino women aged 40-50 years, of various professions and residing mostly in Metropolitan Manila, the average age of menopause was estimated at 48 years. The climacteric symptoms were seen to affect 83% of the respondents. Sixty-three percent reported menopause-related

BACKGROUND The validity of tryptoreline treatment in uterine myomatosis is demonstrated, both as alternative therapy to surgery in patients in fertile age and as preoperative therapy reducing myomatosis volume. METHODS In the outpatients department of Gynecologic and Obstetric Institute of the

OBJECTIVE To study the prevalence of climacteric, urogenital and sexual symptoms in a population of Brazilian women. METHODS A cross-sectional descriptive population-based study was conducted. The selection of 456 women aged 45-60 years, living in Campinas, SP, in 1997, was done through area cluster

UNASSIGNED The aim of this study was to estimate the efficacy of elagolix, an oral gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) antagonist, for the treatment of endometriosis-associated pelvic pain. UNASSIGNED This was a phase II, randomized, placebo-controlled parallel group study conducted at 37 US

The induction of a state of hypo-oestrogenism has been found to be effective in the treatment of endometriosis. Continued administration of agonistic analogues of luteinizing hormone-releasing hormone (LHRH) results in the normal menstruating female developing normogonadotrophic-amenorrhoea with

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the complications of urinary incontinence surgery with transobturator tape (TVT-O) system and to describe its diagnosis and management. METHODS A total of 156 patients who were diagnosed as having stress incontinence and mixed incontinence with stress predominance underwent a

Out of a consecutive series of 300 patients seen at a menopause clinic, 82 complained of symptoms generally associated with the climacteric, although they were still menstruating. Vasomotor disturbances were absent in 42 of these patients (group 1) and present in 40 (group 2). Headaches, insomnia,

OBJECTIVE To determine the post-partum management of women and their newborn whatever the mode of delivery. METHODS The PubMed database, the Cochrane Library and the recommendations from the French and foreign obstetrical societies or colleges have been consulted. RESULTS Because breastfeeding is

The contraceptive pill has been a revolution of the last 40 years. In Italy, however, it is much less widely used than in other countries. Explanations for this phenomenon range from religious implications and customs to misinformation and word-of-mouth communication of negative experiences. The

In a large, double-blind, multicentre study, 269 patients with confirmed endometriosis were randomly allocated to receive either danazol (200 mg twice daily; n = 137) or gestrinone (2.5 mg twice weekly; n = 132) for 6 months. The two groups were comparable in terms of the staging of endometriosis by