Not only can this cause dryness and discomfort, the urethra sometimes doesn't seal properly, and bacteria can get into the ...

In a recent column, you wrote that hormone replacement therapy should be considered in elderly women to prevent urinary ...

In one sense, this was a miracle. I was alive. But in another, it was a nightmare. Just one week into the hormone treatment, I was a mood-swinging, hot flashing, insomniac. Perhaps the worst ...

Vaginal atrophy is a condition that can negatively impact the quality of life of many postmenopausal women. Local exogenous estrogen therapy can effectively alter the anatomic and pathophysiologic ...

Menopause and perimenopause symptoms can be relentless: hot flashes, weight gain, bladder leaks. "The change" is no picnic. For some, symptoms also include vaginal atrophy, a condition wherein the ...

Choice of therapy is based on patient needs and preferences. Some patients find dosing of the cream confusing. Active estrogen cream dosing is specified in milligrams, the dose of base cream is in ...

A Pap smear result indicating cervical dysplasia may actually be an early signal of genitourinary syndrome (vaginal atrophy) and can be treated effectively with local estrogen, according to a poster ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - An ultra-low dose of 10 micrograms of estradiol significantly improves vaginal tissue, pH balance, and urogenital symptoms in postmenopausal women with vaginal atrophy, new ...