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Atrophic vaginitis.

Abstract
With the loss of estrogen that occurs with menopause, physiologic and structural changes occur within the vulvovaginal mucosa that lead to a condition commonly called atrophic vaginitis. Although mild genital changes occur in most women, 10-47% of postmenopausal women will develop one or more debilitating symptoms that include vulvovaginal dryness, dyspareunia, vulvar itching or pain, recurrent urinary tract infections, as well as abnormal vaginal discharge. Topical estrogen replacement therapies reverse these mucosal changes and are effective treatments for the symptoms of atrophic vaginitis. Vaginal moisturizers and lubricants also provide symptomatic relief for vaginal dryness and dyspareunia, respectively.
AuthorsCatherine S Stika
JournalDermatologic therapy (Dermatol Ther) 2010 Sep-Oct Vol. 23 Issue 5 Pg. 514-22 ISSN: 1529-8019 [Electronic] United States
PMID20868405 (Publication Type: Journal Article)
Copyright© 2010 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
Chemical References
  • Antineoplastic Agents, Hormonal
  • Estrogens
  • Lipids
  • Replens
  • Selective Estrogen Receptor Modulators
  • Vaginal Creams, Foams, and Jellies
Topics
  • Antineoplastic Agents, Hormonal (pharmacology)
  • Atrophy
  • Breast Neoplasms (complications, drug therapy)
  • Epithelial Cells (cytology)
  • Epithelium (anatomy & histology)
  • Estrogen Replacement Therapy
  • Estrogens (administration & dosage, deficiency, physiology)
  • Female
  • Gynecological Examination
  • Humans
  • Lipids (therapeutic use)
  • Menopause (physiology)
  • Selective Estrogen Receptor Modulators (pharmacology)
  • Vagina (drug effects, pathology)
  • Vaginal Creams, Foams, and Jellies (therapeutic use)
  • Vaginitis (diagnosis, drug therapy, etiology, physiopathology)

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