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Gynaecological Problems Associated with Menopause

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The female reproductive system undergoes characteristic age-related changes in morphology and physiology over the course of a lifetime, while during menopause, aging changes result mainly from declining estrogen levels. Genital heath during menopause is directly related to aging changes of the female reproductive system beginning in the late reproductive stage, proceeding through the menopausal transition, and ending in late postmenopause. The aim of this chapter is to present a systematic overview of gynecological problems associated with menopause, including a wide spectrum of symptoms, diagnosis, and current treatment, despite the fact that prevention and early detection remain the cornerstones of health maintenance in this age group.

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  1. Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, “Aretaieion” University Hospital of Athens’ Medical School, 121, Vasilissis Sofias Avenue, Athens, 11521, Greece

    Aikaterini E. Deliveliotou MD, PhD

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  1. Procter & Gamble Co., Cincinnati, Ohio, USA

    Miranda A. Farage

  2. Procter & Gamble Co., Cincinnati, Ohio, USA

    Kenneth W. Miller

  3. School of Nursing, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA

    Nancy Fugate Woods

  4. Department of Dermatology, University of California School of Medicine, San Francisco, California, USA

    Howard I. Maibach

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Deliveliotou, A.E. (2015). Gynaecological Problems Associated with Menopause. In: Farage, M., Miller, K., Fugate Woods, N., Maibach, H. (eds) Skin, Mucosa and Menopause. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-44080-3_16

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