2010
Vulvovaginal Atrophy
Mac Bride M, Rhodes DJ, Shuster LT. Vulvovaginal Atrophy. Mayo Clinic Proceedings 2010, 85: 87-94. PMID: 20042564, PMCID: PMC2800285, DOI: 10.4065/mcp.2009.0413.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVulvovaginal atrophyLocal estrogen treatmentBreast cancer treatmentGroup of womenWoman's life cycleSystemic estrogenUrinary frequencyPostmenopausal phaseVVA symptomsClinical findingsVaginal pHEstrogen treatmentUnderreported conditionVaginal wallVulvovaginal mucosaVaginal tissueChemotherapeutic agentsVaginal rugaeCancer treatmentAtrophySymptomsPrevalenceTreatmentWomenDyspareunia
2009
Increased cardiovascular mortality after early bilateral oophorectomy
Rivera CM, Grossardt BR, Rhodes DJ, Brown RD, Roger VL, Melton LJ, Rocca WA. Increased cardiovascular mortality after early bilateral oophorectomy. Menopause The Journal Of The North American Menopause Society 2009, 16: 15-23. PMID: 19034050, PMCID: PMC2755630, DOI: 10.1097/gme.0b013e31818888f7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAge 45 yearsBilateral oophorectomyReferent womenCardiovascular diseaseUnilateral oophorectomyCardiovascular mortalityEstrogen treatmentEarly bilateral oophorectomyOnset of menopauseOophorectomy cohortCardiac mortalityOlmsted CountyCohort studyCerebrovascular causesOophorectomyAge strataMortalityDiseaseWomenMenopauseEstrogenTreatmentSame populationYearsCohort