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Revista Brasileira de Ginecologia e Obstetrícia. 2002;24(8):547-552
DOI 10.1590/S0100-72032002000800008
Purpose: to evaluate the estrogenic effects of soy phytoestrogens in postmenopausal patients. Method: we selected postmenopausal patients from the Climacteric Service of the Gynecology Department of the Federal University of São Paulo - Escola Paulista de Medicina. The patients were divided into two groups: GI (n=40) received daily 100 mg isoflavone (3 x 33.3 mg/day); and GCtr (n=40) received daily placebo. We included in this study the Kuppermann menopausal index, physical examination and the biochemical determination of total and fractions of cholesterol, triglycerides, estradiol, FSH e LH. We also performed sonographic examination to measure endometrial thickness. To compare baseline and after treatment values of both groups, the nonparametric Kruskal-Wallis test was used for the Kuppermann index, while the t test was performed for other data. Results: evaluation of the Kupperman Menopausal Index, 80% patients of GI showed a decrease in the total score, while the improvement of symptoms in GCtr was 12,5%. The analysis of total cholesterol levels showed that 35 patients of GI had levels above 200 mg/dL, and only 13 of GCtr presented similar levels. The body mass index reduction occurred in GI and the control group showed no changes. We also verified that echo endometrial thickness and FSH levels were similar to baseline values. However the values of estrogen increased after isoflavone treatment. Conclusion: we concluded that 100 mg/day isoflavone may be an alternative treatment for attenuating the climacteric symptoms in 80% of isoflavone users and that it reduced total cholesterol.
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Revista Brasileira de Ginecologia e Obstetrícia. 2002;24(5):309-313
DOI 10.1590/S0100-72032002000500004
Purpose: to evaluate the importance of endometrial thickness measurement as an orienting factor for the clinical treatment of unruptured tubal pregnancy. Method: longitudinal observational study, in which the greatest measure of the endometrial thickness was evaluated in millimeters, in the uterine longitudinal axis, through transvaginal ultrasonography. Our study group included 181 patients, all of them respecting the utilization criteria for the clinical treatment (expectant or medicated with methotrexate). Through Student's t test we evaluated the difference between the average thickness of the cases who presented successful results with the treatment and the average of those who failed. Results: the average endometrial thickness of the patients who presented successful results with the medical treatment (31 cases) was 6.4 mm, while the average in the cases of failure was 11.5 mm. These results were significantly different. The average thickness of the successful group with expectant management (128 cases) was 9.0 mm, while the average of those who failed was 9.6 mm. These values were not statistically different. Conclusions: the greatest measure of the endometrial thickness of the uterine longitudinal axis through transvaginal ultrasonography proved to be valuable as a new orienting factor for the medical treatment of patients with a diagnosis of unruptured tubal pregnancy. It may become a useful and auxiliary tool for the recommendation of the use of methotrexate. On the other hand, thickness did not show to be useful as an orienting factor for establishing expectant management.