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ReviewJournal of clinical medicine2023

New Possibilities for Hormonal Vaginal Treatment in Menopausal Women.

Katarzyna Tomczyk, Karolina Chmaj-Wierzchowska, Katarzyna Wszołek, Maciej Wilczak

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Review in Journal of clinical medicine, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 10 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
10citing papers in PubMed
1.7field-weighted citation impact, top 17% 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

10 citing papers in PubMed, 9 citations in OpenAlex.

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  6. Prasterone and Overactive Bladder in Postmenopausal Women.International urogynecology journal · 2025
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Katarzyna TomczykDepartment of Maternal and Child Health, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, 33 Polna Street, 60-535 Poznań, Poland.ORCID 0000-0001-7651-8250
Karolina Chmaj-WierzchowskaDepartment of Maternal and Child Health, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, 33 Polna Street, 60-535 Poznań, Poland.ORCID 0000-0003-2299-8353
Katarzyna WszołekDepartment of Maternal and Child Health, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, 33 Polna Street, 60-535 Poznań, Poland.ORCID 0000-0001-9336-7060
Maciej WilczakDepartment of Maternal and Child Health, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, 33 Polna Street, 60-535 Poznań, Poland.
Poznan University of Medical Sciences · PL

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Hormonal vaginal therapy is an effective treatment option for women who experience vaginal symptoms related to hormonal changes. Estrogen and prasterone are widely used as vaginal treatments, particularly for urogenital atrophy. These symptoms may include vaginal dryness, itching, burning, and pain during sexual intercourse, all of which can significantly affect a woman's quality of life. Previous studies have indicated that such treatment improves tissue elasticity, moisturizes the vagina, and can have a substantial impact on urine incontinence and vaginal microflora and decreases dyspareunia. Hormonal therapy is also useful and commonly used before vaginal surgical treatment. Prasterone is quite a new option for vaginal therapy in Poland and is mainly recommended for dyspareunia in menopausal women. The study related to prasterone therapy emphasizes its effectiveness and safety, making it advantageous to explore its beneficial impact. This paperwork aims to summarize the mechanism of action as well as the effects of both drugs and their beneficial action during vaginal treatment.

Indexed as

atrophyestrogenprasterone

Identifiers

PMID37510854
PMCPMC10380877
OpenAlexW4384666247

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