Progestin challenge test in postmenopausal patients.
OBJECTIVE
The purpose of this study is to analyze the characteristics of patients identified with the progestin test.


METHODS
We administered the progestin challenge test to 157 postmenopausal women and compared the characteristics of the patients who bled, with those who did not.


RESULTS
Bleeding occurred in 14.01% of cases and we found that the number of patients who bled were significantly and independently more overweight, had higher levels of plasma estradiol, had a clear presence of superficial cells in the vaginal epithelium and had been menopausal for fewer years than those who did not bleed.


CONCLUSIONS
We concluded that the test identifies women at risk from hormone-related endometrial cancer.
Valenzuela
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Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Hospital Universitario Principe de Asturias, Alcalá de Henares, Madrid, Spain.
Sabatel
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RM
Valls
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Nieto
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Gonzalez-Gomez
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D016889:Endometrial Neoplasms / Q000517:prevention & control*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D017698:Postmenopause / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000502:physiology; D011372:Progestins / Q000008:administration & dosage* / Q000097:blood; D012307:Risk Factors
D011372:Progestins