caa a22 4500 477045847 CHVBK 20180405111330.0 cr unu---uuuuu 170330e19960301xx s 000 0 eng 10.1007/BF01902377 doi (NATIONALLICENCE)springer-10.1007/BF01902377 Anorectal manometry before, during and after estrogen replacement therapy [Elektronische Daten] [R. Schellart, W. Schouten, F. Huikeshoven] The incidence of relaxation of the pelvic floor increases with age, and although a relation between propapse and the decline of estrogens has been suggested, there is no objective evidence. Together with urodynamic measurements, anal manometry is one of the few ways of making an objective assessment of the strength of pelvic structures located in and near the pelvic floor. In order to study the role of estrogens, anal manometry was performed before, during and after estrogen replacement therapy with daily oral use of 0.625 mg conjugated estrogens for 6 months. Five postmenopausal women, who had not used estrogen replacement therapy in the past, were included in the study. None of the manometric parameters, including maximal anal resting pressure, maximal squeeze pressure and internal anal sphincter response, changed. It was concluded that estrogens have no effects on manometric parameters of the external sphincter and that anal manometry may not be the appropriate method to assess the effects of estrogens on the pelvic floor. The International Urogynecology Journal, 1996 Anal manometry nationallicence Estrogen replacement therapy nationallicence Pelvic floor nationallicence Schellart R. Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Academic Hospital Rotterdam Dijkzigt, Dr Molewaterplein 40, 3015 GD, Rotterdam, The Netherlands aut Schouten W. Department of Surgery, Academic Hospital Rotterdam Dijkzigt, Dr Molewaterplein 40, 3015 GD, Rotterdam, The Netherlands aut Huikeshoven F. Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Academic Hospital Rotterdam Dijkzigt, Dr Molewaterplein 40, 3015 GD, Rotterdam, The Netherlands aut International Urogynecology Journal Springer-Verlag 7/2(1996-03-01), 77-80 0937-3462 7:2<77 1996 7 192 https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01902377 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI 1 research-article jats NATIONALLICENCE 856 40 https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01902377 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Schellart R. Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Academic Hospital Rotterdam Dijkzigt, Dr Molewaterplein 40, 3015 GD, Rotterdam, The Netherlands aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Schouten W. Department of Surgery, Academic Hospital Rotterdam Dijkzigt, Dr Molewaterplein 40, 3015 GD, Rotterdam, The Netherlands aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Huikeshoven F. Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Academic Hospital Rotterdam Dijkzigt, Dr Molewaterplein 40, 3015 GD, Rotterdam, The Netherlands aut NATIONALLICENCE 773 0- International Urogynecology Journal Springer-Verlag 7/2(1996-03-01), 77-80 0937-3462 7:2<77 1996 7 192 Metadata rights reserved Springer special CC-BY-NC licence nationallicence BK010053 XK010053 XK010000 NATIONALLICENCE NATIONALLICENCE NL-springer