Genitourinary syndrome of menopause (GSM), also known as vulvovaginal atrophy (VVA),
is a progressive condition well known to clinicians who care for menopausal women.
Such clinicians recognize that while GSM adversely affects quality of life, including
sexual function, in nearly half of midlife and older women, most such women are neither
diagnosed with nor treated for this condition. Symptoms characteristic of GSM include
vaginal dryness, genital pruritis, dyspareunia, urinary urgency/frequency and an elevated
risk of urinary tract infections, all of which are likely to persist or progress without
treatment [
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Published online: August 06, 2018
Received:
August 2,
2018
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