Besides causing offense, the phrase may contribute to the underdiagnosing of treatable problems associated with menopause. By Rachel E. Gross When Heather Corinna started a Facebook support group in ...

Menopause and perimenopause symptoms can be relentless: hot flashes, weight gain, bladder leaks. "The change" is no picnic. For some, symptoms also include vaginal atrophy, a condition wherein the ...

Vaginal atrophy is a condition that can negatively impact the quality of life of many postmenopausal women. Local exogenous estrogen therapy can effectively alter the anatomic and pathophysiologic ...

The management of atrophic vaginitis may include self-help measures, estrogen replacement, and botanical therapies, as well as education. Self-help measures include the use of water-based vaginal ...

After being diagnosed with breast cancer in 2017 at 37 years old, I was prescribed a targeted hormone therapy to kill the estrogen in my body, induce premature menopause, and lower my risk of ...

Expert Rev of Obstet Gynecol. 2013;8(5):457-465. While treatments for vulvovaginal atrophy have often focused on the vagina, it is critical to address care for the vulvar vestibule as well. The ...

Reduced estrogen levels also lead to thinning of the vaginal epithelium and a reduction in the production of vaginal glycogen and glucose. In the premenopausal woman, lactobacilli metabolize vaginal ...