Genitourinary syndrome of menopause: New terminology for vulvovaginal atrophy from the International Society for the Study of Women's Sexual Health and the North American Menopause Society

Maturitas

Volumn 79, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 349-354

  Portman, D J ^a   Gass, M L S ^b  

^a Columbus Center for Women's Health Research ^*  (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Atrophic vaginitis; Genitourinary syndrome of menopause; Menopause; Urinary urgency; Vulvovaginal atrophy; Women's sexual health

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATROPHIC VAGINITIS; FEMALE; GENITOURINARY SYNDROME OF MENOPAUSE; HUMAN; MEDICAL SOCIETY; MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY; MENOPAUSAL SYNDROME; NOCTURIA; NORTH AMERICAN; POSTMENOPAUSE; SEXUAL DYSFUNCTION; SEXUAL HEALTH; URINARY FREQUENCY; URINARY TRACT INFECTION; URINARY URGENCY; UROGENITAL TRACT DISEASE; VAGINA ATROPHY; WOMEN'S HEALTH; ATROPHY; CONSENSUS DEVELOPMENT; DYSURIA; MENOPAUSE; NOMENCLATURE; PATHOLOGY; REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SYNDROME; UNITED STATES; VAGINA; VAGINA DISEASE; VULVA; VULVA DISEASE;

ESTROGEN;

ATROPHY; DYSURIA; ESTROGENS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MENOPAUSE; REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIETIES, MEDICAL; SYNDROME; TERMINOLOGY AS TOPIC; UNITED STATES; URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS; VAGINA; VAGINAL DISEASES; VULVA; VULVAR DISEASES; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

EID: 84908483823     PISSN: 03785122     EISSN: 18734111     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.maturitas.2014.07.013     Document Type: Article

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