RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Genitourinary syndrome of menopause: Common problem, effective treatments
JF Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine
JO Cleve Clin J Med
FD Cleveland Clinic
SP 390
OP 398
DO 10.3949/ccjm.85a.15081
VO 85
IS 5
A1 Nancy A. Phillips
A1 Gloria A. Bachmann
YR 2018
UL http://www.ccjm.org/content/85/5/390.abstract
AB After menopause, about half of all women experience genital, sexual, and urinary symptoms associated with decreases in estrogen, termed genitourinary syndrome of menopause. First-line therapies are nonhormonal vaginal lubricants and moisturizers. For persistent symptoms, prescription estrogen in cream and ring formulations is effective.