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Abstract
Objectives: A six country Pan-European study of aspects of urogenital ageing (UGA). Methods: The study was carried out using a stratified random sample of 3000 women between
the ages of 55 and 75 years. Results: A total of 30% suffered from UGA symptoms, of whom 60% made efforts to alleviate
their UGA problems, most commonly using HRT. There were some international differences
regarding womens' perceptions of HRT, sexual relationships, prevalence and treatment
of UGA problems and their attitudes to them across the six European States. Conclusions: Despite some international differences there was a generally similar experience of
UGA problems across the six European populations studied, with a minority of women
suffering significantly, however the distress of that subgroup highlighted the need
for health professionals to appreciate the impact of UGA on those affected and to
understand that many of these older women may be reticent in seeking help.
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Publication history
Accepted:
May 20,
1997
Received:
June 6,
1996
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© 1997 Published by Elsevier Inc.
