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dc.contributor.author | Calleja-Agius, Jean | - |
dc.contributor.author | Brincat, Mark | - |
dc.date.accessioned | 2020-06-26T10:07:25Z | - |
dc.date.available | 2020-06-26T10:07:25Z | - |
dc.date.issued | 2009 | - |
dc.identifier.citation | Calleja Agius, J., & Brincat, M. (2009). Urogenital atrophy. Climacteric, 12(4), 279-285. | en_GB |
dc.identifier.uri | https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/58344 | - |
dc.description.abstract | The major cause of urogenital atrophy in menopausal women is estrogen loss. The symptoms are usually progressive in nature and deteriorate with time from the menopausal transition. The most prevalent urogenital symptoms are vaginal dryness, vaginal irritation and itching. The classical changes in an atrophic vulva include loss of labial and vulvar fullness, with narrowing of the introitus and inflamed mucosal surfaces. Dyspareunia and vaginal bleeding from fragile atrophic skin are common problems. Other urogenital complaints include frequency, nocturia, urgency, incontinence and urinary tract infections. Atrophic changes of the vulva, vagina and lower urinary tract can have a large impact on the quality of life of the menopausal woman. However, hormonal and non-hormonal treatments can provide patients with the solution to regain previous level of function. Therefore, clinicians should sensitively question and examine menopausal women, in order to correctly identify the pattern of changes in urogenital atrophy and manage them appropriately. | en_GB |
dc.language.iso | en | en_GB |
dc.publisher | Taylor & Francis | en_GB |
dc.rights | info:eu-repo/semantics/restrictedAccess | en_GB |
dc.subject | Menopause -- Hormone therapy | en_GB |
dc.subject | Menopause | en_GB |
dc.subject | Vulva -- Diseases | en_GB |
dc.subject | Estrogen | en_GB |
dc.title | Urogenital atrophy | en_GB |
dc.type | article | en_GB |
dc.rights.holder | The copyright of this work belongs to the author(s)/publisher. The rights of this work are as defined by the appropriate Copyright Legislation or as modified by any successive legislation. Users may access this work and can make use of the information contained in accordance with the Copyright Legislation provided that the author must be properly acknowledged. Further distribution or reproduction in any format is prohibited without the prior permission of the copyright holder. | en_GB |
dc.description.reviewed | peer-reviewed | en_GB |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.1080/13697130902814751 | - |
dc.publication.title | Climacteric | en_GB |
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