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SUBMITTER: Lindau ST
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5403603 | biostudies-literature | 2017 May
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Lindau Stacy Tessler ST Dude Annie A Gavrilova Natalia N Hoffmann Joscelyn N JN Schumm L Philip LP McClintock Martha K MK
Menopause (New York, N.Y.) 20170501 5
<h4>Objective</h4>This work aims to establish current population-based vaginal estrogenization norms for postmenopausal US women.<h4>Methods</h4>Using a US national probability sample of 868 postmenopausal women ages 57 to 85 years (mean age 67.6 ± 0.3 y, 21.6 ± 0.5 y since menopause), we calculated the epithelial maturation value (MV) generated from self-collected vaginal specimens and compared findings with historical clinical data. Linear and logistic regressions were used to describe the rel ...[more]