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Aging Genital Skin and Hormone Replacement Therapy Benefits

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Menopause is heralded by dramatic changes: the cessation of menses, a loss of fertility, and a precipitous drop in the level of estrogen. These alterations in body functions create new concerns for a woman, including bone thinning and cardiovascular and cerebrovascular maladies, as well as continued surveillance for breast, ovarian, uterine, and cervical cancers. Add to this quality-of-life issues, including lower genital tract epithelial atrophy, one result of low estrogen. These problems often get short shrift from the physicians caring for these women.

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  1. Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, The New York-Presbyterian Hospital, Weill Medical College of Cornell University, New York, NY, USA

    William J. Ledger

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  1. Winton Hill Business Center, The Procter & Gamble Company , Cincinnati, Ohio, USA

    Miranda A. Farage

  2. Margoshes-Miller Consulting, LLC, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA

    Kenneth W. Miller

  3. Department of Dermatology, University of California, San Francisco, California, USA

    Howard I. Maibach

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Ledger, W.J. (2017). Aging Genital Skin and Hormone Replacement Therapy Benefits. In: Farage, M., Miller, K., Maibach, H. (eds) Textbook of Aging Skin. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-47398-6_26

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