Hormonal replacement therapy and urinary problems as evaluated by ultrasound and color Doppler
| Autor: | M. R. Primavera, Annibale Volpe, S. Giulini, A. Gallinelli, Cristina Battaglia, M. Salvatori |
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| Rok vydání: | 1999 |
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medicine.medical_specialty
Chemotherapy Radiological and Ultrasound Technology business.industry medicine.medical_treatment Urinary system Ultrasound Urology Obstetrics and Gynecology General Medicine urologic and male genital diseases medicine.disease female genital diseases and pregnancy complications Surgery Menopause Reproductive Medicine Lower urinary tract symptoms medicine Dysuria Nocturia Radiology Nuclear Medicine and imaging Hormone replacement therapy medicine.symptom business |
| Zdroj: | Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology. 13:420-424 |
| ISSN: | 0960-7692 |
| DOI: | 10.1046/j.1469-0705.1999.13060420.x |
| Popis: | Objective To determine how hormone replacement therapy modifies bladder vascularization and urinary symptoms. Study design Twenty-eight postmenopausal women with urinary symptoms (day-time frequency > 8; nocturia > 1; urgency and/or dysuria) were analyzed before and after 1, 3 and 6 months of hormone replacement therapy. The patients underwent transvaginal ultrasound evaluation of the pelvic organs and endometrial and bladder wall thickness. Transvaginal color Doppler analysis of blood flow impedance of the uterine and intramural bladder wall arteries was performed in all cases. Results Hormone replacement therapy significantly increased bladder wall and endometrial thickness. This result was associated with significant improvements in uterine and bladder wall vascularization. Urinary symptoms also improved during therapy. Conclusion The study of bladder wall thickness and vascularization provides additional information regarding the beneficial effect of hormone replacement therapy on lower urinary tract symptoms in postmenopausal women. |
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