F142 Vagifem vs premarin® vaginal cream — A comparative evaluation
| Autor: | MM Gelfan, C Devlin, N. Nanavati, F Wu, M Powell, WM Steinberg, JE Rioux |
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| Rok vydání: | 1996 |
| Předmět: |
medicine.medical_specialty
business.industry Amine test Obstetrics and Gynecology medicine.disease Premarin Vaginal Cream Gastroenterology Stain General Biochemistry Genetics and Molecular Biology Elevated ph Comparative evaluation Menopause Internal medicine medicine Bacterial vaginosis business Clue cell |
| Zdroj: | Maturitas. 27:87 |
| ISSN: | 0378-5122 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/s0378-5122(97)81103-6 |
| Popis: | Results: In air dried smears Lactobacilli could be idcntilicd in 65%. No cases of candida were observed. Clue cells could bc idcntilicd in 7 women (8.4%). In Grain stain I I women fulfilled the criteria for the diagnosis of bacterial vaginosis. Amine test was ncgativc in ail cases and 80% had pH values > 4.5. After one year of HRT, elevated pH was seen in 50%, and 2 women had positive amine test. All women (92%) with abcense of clue cells in their smear had a normal lactobacilli flora. Conclusions: Lactobacilli can in menopause be identified in 65% of women before one year of HRT and 92% after. In wet smear clue cells could be identified in 7 cases. None of these fu~~Iled the criteria of Amsel. After one year of HRT 6 cases of clue cells could be identified and two of these fulfilled the criteria of Amsel suggested as indicative of bacterial vaginosis. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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