[Cytological changes in the vagina following therapy with conjugated estrogens in relation to body weight and adipose tissue distribution in postmenopause].

Thirty women in which an abdominal hysterectomy has been done and with climacterical symptoms were studied in order to analyze which modification has the vaginal cytology according to body weight and body fat distribution after conjugated estrogen administration as hormone replacement therapy. Once divided according to weight it was found that there was an increase in estrogenic value (EV) in women with normal weight and in those with obesity. When divided according to body fat distribution only there was an increase in intermediate cells and in EV in the group with lower body fat distribution. These findings show that body fat distribution is more important than body weight over EV in women which are receiving estrogen replacement therapy.