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ReviewFrontiers in reproductive health2021

Hormonal Approach for Postmenopausal Vulvovaginal Atrophy.

Ana Paula Ferreira Costa, Ayane Cristine Alves Sarmento, Pedro Vieira-Baptista, José Eleutério, Ricardo Ney Cobucci, Ana Katherine Gonçalves

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Review in Frontiers in reproductive health, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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0cells of the map it votes in
2citing papers in PubMed
0.3field-weighted citation impact, top 38% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed, 3 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Modern methods of treating vaginal dryness and atrophy.Przeglad menopauzalny = Menopause review · 2026
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.

Ana Paula Ferreira CostaHealth Sciences Postgraduate Program, Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte (UFRN), Natal, Brazil.
Ayane Cristine Alves SarmentoHealth Sciences Postgraduate Program, Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte (UFRN), Natal, Brazil.
Pedro Vieira-BaptistaLower Genital Tract Unit, Centro Hospitalar de São João, Porto, Portugal.
José EleutérioDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Federal University of Ceará, Fortaleza, Brazil.
Ricardo Ney CobucciGraduate Program of Biotechnology, Potiguar University (UnP), Natal, Brazil.
Ana Katherine GonçalvesHealth Sciences Postgraduate Program, Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte (UFRN), Natal, Brazil.
Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte · BRHospital de São João · PTUniversidade Federal do Ceará · BRUniversidade Potiguar · BR

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Menopause is a physiological and progressive phenomenon secondary to decreased ovarian follicular reserve that significantly affects the genital tract. Although postmenopausal vulvovaginal atrophy primarily affects postmenopausal women, it is also seen in premenopausal women. The hypoestrogenic condition results in hormonal and anatomical changes, with the main symptoms, are dryness, burning and genital irritation, decreased lubrication, urinary urgency, dysuria, and recurrent urinary tract infections. This review aims to update hormone therapy for urogenital atrophy, both local and systemic, and discusses the importance of understanding and the need for active treatment of this condition. The main therapeutic objective is the relief of symptoms, and hormonal therapy (HT) is still the most effective choice for treating clinical manifestations, despite the side effects of its use. HT should be used in an individualized way to the needs of the women and appropriate to the stage in which she is menopausal, perimenopausal, or after menopause.

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DHEAestrogenhormone therapymenopauseoxytocintestosteronevulvovaginal atrophy

Identifiers

PMID36303971
PMCPMC9580661
OpenAlexW4200131750

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