Prospective study evaluating olfactometric and rhinomanometric outcomes in postmenopausal women on 1 mg 17β-estradiol and 2 mg drospirenone HT

Abstract

Our study confirmed that the nasal airflow resistance and olfactory thresholds to odors may depend on steroid hormones. We believe that estrogens could influence neuronal plasticity and the neuronal conduction time in the olfactory system. The antimineralocorticoid activity of DRSP may produce a decrease in nasal edema, inducing a better interaction between odorous substances with receptors.