Unique dermatologic aspects of the postmenopausal vulva

Clinical Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 50, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 745-751

  Summers, Paul R ^a   Hunn, Jessica ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Menopausal vulva; Vulvar disease; Vulvar physiology

Indexed keywords

CLOBETASOL; CORTICOSTEROID; ESTRADIOL; ESTROGEN; FLUTICASONE; PROPYLENE GLYCOL; VEGETABLE OIL;

AGING; CHEMICAL INJURY; CREAM; DEFENSE MECHANISM; DERMATOLOGY; DRUG SUBSTITUTION; ESTROGEN DEFICIENCY; HEALING; HUMAN; IMMUNE RESPONSE; LICHEN SCLEROSUS ET ATROPHICUS; MENOPAUSE; MICROBIAL COLONIZATION; PHARMACIST; POSTMENOPAUSAL VULVA; POSTMENOPAUSE; REVIEW; SKIN ALLERGY; SKIN BIOPSY; SKIN DISEASE; SKIN TOXICITY; VULVA DISEASE;

FEMALE; HUMANS; POSTMENOPAUSE; SKIN AGING; SKIN PHYSIOLOGY; VULVAR DISEASES;

EID: 34548438082     PISSN: 00099201     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/GRF.0b013e3180db96ae     Document Type: Review

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