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ArticleThe Cochrane database of systematic reviews2025

Androgens for genitourinary and vasomotor symptoms associated with menopause.

Lucia A Lara, Denisse Cartagena-Ramos, Debora Cantelli, Carla M F Dias, Sarah Armstrong, Vanessa Jordan, Miguel Fuentealba-Torres

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Article in The Cochrane database of systematic reviews, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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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

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors.

Lucia A LaraDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Medical School of Ribeirao Preto, University of Sao Paulo, Ribeirao Preto, Brazil.
Denisse Cartagena-RamosFaculty of Nursing, Universidad Andres Bello, Santiago de Chile, Chile.
Debora CantelliDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Medical School of Ribeirao Preto, University of Sao Paulo, Ribeirao Preto, Brazil.
Carla M F DiasDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Medical School of Ribeirao Preto, University of Sao Paulo, Ribeirao Preto, Brazil.
Sarah ArmstrongDepartment of Gynaecology, University Hospitals Bristol and Weston, Bristol, UK.
Vanessa JordanDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand.
Miguel Fuentealba-TorresCollege of Nursing and Obstetrics, Universidad de los Andes, Chile, Santiago, Chile.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectivesThis is a protocol for a Cochrane Review (intervention). The objectives are as follows: To evaluate the benefits and harms of androgens compared to placebo or no intervention, or another active treatment for genitourinary and vasomotor symptoms in perimenopausal or postmenopausal women.

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AndrogensFemale Urogenital DiseasesHot FlashesMenopauseFemaleHumansRandomized Controlled Trials as TopicResearch DesignSystematic Reviews as TopicVasomotor SystemAndrogens

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PMID40525531
PMCPMC12172151

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