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Lactational Atrophic Vaginitis

Journal of Midwifery and Women's Health, 2003
Atrophic vaginitis is typically associated with the hypoestrogenic state of menopause. However, lactation also decreases estrogen levels and can cause symptomatic urogenital atrophy. Discussion of this clinical phenomenon in the literature is minimal. A case report of atrophic vaginitis at 13 months postpartum is presented.

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Atrophic Vaginitis

Journal for Nurse Practitioners, 2011
Hot flushes and atrophic vaginitis are well-known symptoms of the menopause. Usually, these problems are the result of a reduction in levels of oestrogen after the menopause. At this stage, there is atrophic change, including thinning of the epithelium and a reduced production of the clear, naturally produced lubricating fluid in the vagina.
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Atrophic vaginitis

Postgraduate Medicine, 1992
Atrophic vaginitis is not only treatable but preventable. Because the vagina is an estrogen-dependent organ, the mainstay of management is estrogen replacement therapy, which should be initiated with the onset of ovarian decline at menopause or when a woman presents with symptoms of atrophic vaginitis.
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Postmenopausal Vaginal Atrophy and Atrophic Vaginitis

The American Journal of the Medical Sciences, 1997
Menopause is associated with a marked reduction in endogenous estrogen production. Lower levels of circulating blood estrogen have various deleterious effects, including those on the lower urinary tract. The vaginal epithelium becomes atrophied and dry, which can cause vaginal discomfort, itching, and dyspareunia. The epithelium may become inflamed and
L, Pandit, J G, Ouslander
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Treatment of atrophic vaginitis

Therapy, 2007
Up to 40%of postmenopausal women have symptoms of atrophic vaginitis. Since the condition is attributable to estrogen deficiency, it may also occur in premenopausal women who take antiestrogenic medications or who have medical or surgical conditions that result in decreased levels of estrogen.
Camil Castelo-Branco, Fabiola Rostro
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