title: [Evaluation of the relationship between the endometrial thickness and the administration of hormone replacement therapy in postmenopausal women].
abstract: In our investigation we wanted to evaluate the effect of HRT on the endometrial thickness and artery blood flow. For 10 years period from 1992 till 2002 we evaluated 275 patients in postmenopause. All were examined by vaginal ultrasonography. We divided the patients into 3 groups--the first group--85 patients receiving HRT (hormonal replacement therapy), the second group--146 asymptomatic women in postmenopause and the third group--40 women with pathological bleeding in postmenopause. There was no difference in the endometrial thickness between the patients receiving HRT and the other two groups of women. The endometrial pathology influenced the endometrial thickness as well as the uterine blood flow.
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authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ivanov
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authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ivanov
mesh_terms: D004717:Endometrium / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D015914:Estrogen Replacement Therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D017698:Postmenopause; D011446:Prospective Studies; D012039:Regional Blood Flow / Q000187:drug effects; D014463:Ultrasonography; D014592:Uterine Hemorrhage / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D014599:Uterus / Q000098:blood supply / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*