Characteristics of post-menopausal women with genitourinary syndrome of menopause: Implications for vulvovaginal atrophy diagnosis and treatment selection

Maturitas

Volumn 81, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 462-469

  Castelo Branco, Camil ^a,b   Biglia, Nicoletta ^c   Nappi, Rossella E ^d   Schwenkhagen, Anne ^e   Palacios, Santiago ^f  

^a HOSPITAL CLÍNIC   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF PAVIA   (Italy)

^e Center for Gynecologic Endocrinology HORMONE HAMBURG   (Germany)

^f Palacios Institute of Women s Health   (Spain)

Author keywords

Ageing; Attitudes and women profiles; Genitourinary syndrome of menopause; Healthcare professionals; Sex; Vulvo vaginal atrophy

Indexed keywords

LUBRICATING AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EXPLORATORY RESEARCH; FEMALE; FRANCE; GEL; GENITOURINARY SYNDROME OF MENOPAUSE; GERMANY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; INTERNET; ITALY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ATTITUDE; POSTMENOPAUSE; SELF CARE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SPAIN; TELEVISION; UNITED KINGDOM; UROGENITAL TRACT DISEASE; VAGINA ATROPHY; VAGINAL DRYNESS; ATROPHY; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; EUROPE; FEMALE UROGENITAL DISEASES; PATHOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGY; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SYNDROME; VAGINA; VULVA;

AGED; ATROPHY; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EUROPE; FEMALE; FEMALE UROGENITAL DISEASES; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; POSTMENOPAUSE; QUALITY OF LIFE; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; SYNDROME; VAGINA; VULVA;

EID: 84938203071     PISSN: 03785122     EISSN: 18734111     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.maturitas.2015.05.007     Document Type: Article

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