BACKGROUND: Acne is a multifactorial disease characterized by androgenic stimulation of sebaceous glands. Therefore, combined oral contraceptives (COCs) containing anti-androgenic progestogens are suitable candidates for acne treatment. Thi…
OBJECTIVE: To study the effect on mammographic breast density of two different continuous combined regimens for hormone therapy. DESIGN: Randomized clinical study. SETTING: University hospital. PATIENT(S): Postmenopausal women without an…
The influence of a combined estrogen-progestin regimen (Climodien, Lafamme) on auditory event-related potentials (ERPs) was investigated in a double-blind, placebo-controlled, comparative, randomized 3-arm trial phase (Climodien 2/3=estradi…
Differences in sleep and awakening quality between 51 insomniac postmenopausal syndrome patients and normal controls were evaluated. In a subsequent double-blind, placebo-controlled, comparative, randomized, three-arm trial (Climodien 2/3 =…
OBJECTIVES: Aim was to compare the effects of estradiol-only therapy with combined estradiol/progestin treatment on the excretion of vasoactive mediators surrogating on possible effects in the vascular system. The progestin used was dienoge…