karyopyknotic index

kar·y·o·pyk·not·ic in·dex

an index used to monitor the hormonal status of the patient as reflected by exfoliated vaginal cells and their morphology; an expression of the percentage of intermediate and superficial cells from squamous cells of vaginal epithelium which have pyknotic nuclei.
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Other secondary measures included urogenital and ophthalmic symptoms, serum FSH, and karyopyknotic index. Patients were assessed at week 2 (screening), week 0 (baseline), and weeks 4, 8, and 12.
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