Acta obstetricia et gynecologica Scandinavica, 75(4), 386-393 (1996-04-01)
Two sequential hormone replacement regimens, containing either estradiol valerate plus medroxyprogesterone acetate (E2V/MPA) or conjugated estrogens plus medrogestone (CE/MED), were compared with respect to effects on climacteric symptoms, lipid metabolism, and hemostasis. In an open, multicenter study, 51 perimenopausal women
Estradiol valerate/dienogest is an oral contraceptive for women that combines the natural estrogen estradiol with the 19-nortestosterone derivative dienogest in a four-phasic formulation. Estradiol valerate/dienogest demonstrated contraceptive efficacy in a large (n = 1377), noncomparative, multicentre study in women aged
Climacteric : the journal of the International Menopause Society, 6 Suppl 2, 24-32 (2003-12-13)
A combination of 2 mg estradiol valerate with 2 mg dienogest (E2V/DNG) (Climodien, Schering AG, Berlin, Gemany) is the first continuous combined postmenopausal hormone replacement therapy (HRT) preparation to contain a progestogen with substantial antiandrogenic activity. A study of its
Photodiagnosis and photodynamic therapy, 11(3), 275-282 (2014-05-06)
Vaginal candidiasis (VC) is a disease that affects thousands of women of childbearing age, mainly caused by Candida albicans fungus. Photodynamic therapy (PDT) uses photosensitizing substances that are nontoxic in the dark, but able to produce reactive oxygen species when
Gynecological endocrinology : the official journal of the International Society of Gynecological Endocrinology, 28(5), 400-408 (2012-04-04)
Natural estrogens such as estradiol (E(2)) or its valerate ester (E(2)V) offer an alternative to ethinyl estradiol (EE). E(2)-containing combined oral contraceptives (COCs) have demonstrated sufficient ovulation inhibition and acceptable contraceptive efficacy. However, earlier formulations were generally associated with unacceptable