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[Treatment of estrogen deficiency-induced sex disorders]
1Frauenklinik am Diakonissenkrankenhaus, Akademisches Lehrkrankenhaus, Universität Heidelberg, Mannheim, Deutschland.
Objective:
Is it possible to successfully treat sexual disturbances related to an estrogen deficiency syndrome with estrogens?
Methods:
For 4 months, sexual dysfunctions (loss of libido, dyspareunia, difficulties in experiencing orgasm) were treated with a transdermal system-the estrogen patch-in one group cyclically and in a second continually. Women with uterus got 1 mg/day norethisterone acetate for 12 days a month.
Results:
By estrogen therapy alone, success was seen in 40/41% for loss of libido, in 75/56% for dyspareunia and in 47/25% for difficulties of orgasm.
Conclusions:
In spite of the complexity of the biopsychosocial causes of the sexual disturbances in relation with an estrogen deficiency syndrome, the replacement therapy is successful in many cases.
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