Open AccessEffects of Preoperative Local Estrogen in Postmenopausal Women With Prolapse: A Randomized Trial
Author(s) -
David D. Rahn,
Meadow M. Good,
Shayzreen M. Roshanravan,
Haolin Shi,
Joseph I. Schaffer,
Ravinder J. Singh,
R. Ann Word
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
the journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism/journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.206
H-Index - 353
eISSN - 1945-7197
pISSN - 0021-972X
DOI - 10.1210/jc.2014-1216
Subject(s) - medicine , estrogen , estrone , connective tissue , placebo , hysterectomy , uterus , urology , randomized controlled trial , vagina , menopause , surgery , pathology , alternative medicine
Pelvic organ prolapse (POP) increases in prevalence with age; recurrence after surgical repair is common.