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Título: | Raloxifene therapy does not affect uterine blood flow in postmenopausal women: a transvaginal Doppler study |
Autor(es): | Azevedo, George Dantas de Prado, Maria Fernanda Massoni do Ferriani, Rui Alberto Reis, Rosana Maria dos Berezowski, Aderson Tadeu Ribeiro, Tatiane Flores Silva, Ester Maranhão, Técia Maria de Oliveira Sá, Marcos Felipe Silva de |
Palavras-chave: | Menopause;Climactery;Selective estrogen receptor modulator;Raloxifene;Doppler;Endometrium |
Data do documento: | 2004 |
Referência: | AZEVEDO, G. D.; PRADO, M. F. M. ; FERRIANI, R. A.; REIS, R. M.; BEREZOWSKI, A. T.; RIBEIRO, T. F.; SILVA, E.; MARAMHÃO, T. M. O.; SA. M. F. S. (2004) |
Abstract: | Objective:To monitor the effects of raloxifene therapy on the uterus of postmenopausalwomen by transvaginal ultrasonography and color flow Doppler. Methods: Twenty-five healthy postmenopausal women were enrolled in this prospective longitudinal study performed at Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Faculty of Medicine of Ribeirão Preto. The patients were treated with raloxifene hydrochloride (60 mg per day) for 6 months. All were submitted to transvaginal ultrasound examination with color flow Doppler (ATL-HDI 3000 equipment) before the beginning and after 1, 3 and 6 months of treatment. Resistance index (RI) and pulsatility index (PI) of the uterine arteries were determined by the Doppler method, being considered as indicators of uterine perfusion. The following variables were analyzed: endometrial thickness, uterine volume, RI, and PI. Data were analyzed statistically by repeated-measures analysis of variance. Results: Before treatment, endometrial thickness was 3.38 ± 0.73 mm, and similar values were observed after 1, 3 and 6 months of treatment (3.04 ± 0.82; 3.3 ± 0.83; and 3.37 ± 0.79, respectively) (P > 0.05). No significant differences in uterine volume were observed between the pre- and post-treatment periods. Uterine artery perfusion as indicated by RI and PI measured by Doppler also showed no significant variation, with a high impedance flow being maintained throughout treatment. Conclusions: In the group studied here, raloxifene treatment at the dose of 60 mg per day for 6 months did not induce significant changes in endometrial thickness, uterine volume or uterine artery perfusion, confirming that short-term raloxifene treatment does not affect the uterus of postmenopausal women |
Descrição: | AZEVEDO, George Dantas de et al. Raloxifene therapy does not affect uterine blood flow in postmenopausal women: a transvaginal Doppler study. Maturitas, Amsterdam, v.47, n.3, p.195-200, 2004 |
URI: | https://repositorio.ufrn.br/jspui/handle/1/2951 |
Aparece nas coleções: | CCS - DTG - Artigos publicados em periódicos |
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