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Atrophic vaginitis

MedGen UID:
452216
Concept ID:
C0221392
Disease or Syndrome
Synonyms: Atrophic Vaginitides; Atrophic Vaginitis; Vaginitides, Atrophic; Vaginitis, Atrophic
SNOMED CT: Atrophic vaginitis (52441000)

Definition

Inflammation of the vagina due to thinning of the vaginal wall and decreased lubrication associated with reduced estrogen levels at MENOPAUSE. [from MeSH]

Term Hierarchy

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Crean-Tate KK, Faubion SS, Pederson HJ, Vencill JA, Batur P
Am J Obstet Gynecol 2020 Feb;222(2):103-113. Epub 2019 Aug 29 doi: 10.1016/j.ajog.2019.08.043. PMID: 31473229
Sherrard J, Wilson J, Donders G, Mendling W, Jensen JS
Int J STD AIDS 2018 Nov;29(13):1258-1272. Epub 2018 Jul 27 doi: 10.1177/0956462418785451. PMID: 30049258
Paladine HL, Desai UA
Am Fam Physician 2018 Mar 1;97(5):321-329. PMID: 29671516

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Milano W, Ambrosio P, Carizzone F, De Biasio V, Foia MG, Saetta B, Milano MF, Capasso A
Endocr Metab Immune Disord Drug Targets 2022;22(5):471-480. doi: 10.2174/1871530321666210625145345. PMID: 34182917
Paladine HL, Desai UA
Am Fam Physician 2018 Mar 1;97(5):321-329. PMID: 29671516
Rahn DD, Carberry C, Sanses TV, Mamik MM, Ward RM, Meriwether KV, Olivera CK, Abed H, Balk EM, Murphy M; Society of Gynecologic Surgeons Systematic Review Group
Obstet Gynecol 2014 Dec;124(6):1147-1156. doi: 10.1097/AOG.0000000000000526. PMID: 25415166Free PMC Article
Kingsberg SA, Krychman ML
J Sex Med 2013 Jun;10(6):1567-74. Epub 2013 Mar 27 doi: 10.1111/jsm.12120. PMID: 23534861
Quan M
Postgrad Med 2010 Nov;122(6):117-27. doi: 10.3810/pgm.2010.11.2229. PMID: 21084788

Diagnosis

Cox S, Nasseri R, Rubin RS, Santiago-Lastra Y
Med Clin North Am 2023 Mar;107(2):357-369. doi: 10.1016/j.mcna.2022.10.017. PMID: 36759102
Sherrard J, Wilson J, Donders G, Mendling W, Jensen JS
Int J STD AIDS 2018 Nov;29(13):1258-1272. Epub 2018 Jul 27 doi: 10.1177/0956462418785451. PMID: 30049258
Paladine HL, Desai UA
Am Fam Physician 2018 Mar 1;97(5):321-329. PMID: 29671516
Hainer BL, Gibson MV
Am Fam Physician 2011 Apr 1;83(7):807-15. PMID: 21524046
Stika CS
Dermatol Ther 2010 Sep-Oct;23(5):514-22. doi: 10.1111/j.1529-8019.2010.01354.x. PMID: 20868405

Therapy

Dos Santos CCM, Uggioni MLR, Colonetti T, Colonetti L, Grande AJ, Da Rosa MI
J Sex Med 2021 Jan;18(1):156-166. Epub 2020 Dec 5 doi: 10.1016/j.jsxm.2020.10.016. PMID: 33293236
Juhász MLW, Korta DZ, Mesinkovska NA
Dermatol Surg 2021 Apr 1;47(4):489-494. doi: 10.1097/DSS.0000000000002845. PMID: 33165070
Crean-Tate KK, Faubion SS, Pederson HJ, Vencill JA, Batur P
Am J Obstet Gynecol 2020 Feb;222(2):103-113. Epub 2019 Aug 29 doi: 10.1016/j.ajog.2019.08.043. PMID: 31473229
Paladine HL, Desai UA
Am Fam Physician 2018 Mar 1;97(5):321-329. PMID: 29671516
Rahn DD, Carberry C, Sanses TV, Mamik MM, Ward RM, Meriwether KV, Olivera CK, Abed H, Balk EM, Murphy M; Society of Gynecologic Surgeons Systematic Review Group
Obstet Gynecol 2014 Dec;124(6):1147-1156. doi: 10.1097/AOG.0000000000000526. PMID: 25415166Free PMC Article

Prognosis

Matthews N, Wong V, Brooks J, Kroumpouzos G
Clin Dermatol 2018 Mar-Apr;36(2):208-221. Epub 2017 Oct 3 doi: 10.1016/j.clindermatol.2017.10.012. PMID: 29566925
Mills BB
Obstet Gynecol Clin North Am 2017 Jun;44(2):159-177. doi: 10.1016/j.ogc.2017.02.010. PMID: 28499528
Arnold JJ, Hehn LE, Klein DA
Am Fam Physician 2016 Apr 1;93(7):560-9. PMID: 27035041
Quan M
Postgrad Med 2010 Nov;122(6):117-27. doi: 10.3810/pgm.2010.11.2229. PMID: 21084788
Chung A, Arianayagam M, Rashid P
Aust Fam Physician 2010 May;39(5):295-8. PMID: 20485716

Clinical prediction guides

Li FG, Fuchs T, Deans R, McCormack L, Nesbitt-Hawes E, Abbott J, Farnsworth A
Am J Obstet Gynecol 2023 Sep;229(3):278.e1-278.e9. Epub 2023 May 14 doi: 10.1016/j.ajog.2023.05.005. PMID: 37192705
Yoshikata R, Yamaguchi M, Mase Y, Tatsuyuki A, Myint KZY, Ohta H
PLoS One 2022;17(12):e0270242. Epub 2022 Dec 30 doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0270242. PMID: 36584204Free PMC Article
Mension E, Alonso I, Tortajada M, Matas I, Gómez S, Ribera L, Anglès S, Castelo-Branco C
Maturitas 2022 Feb;156:37-59. Epub 2021 Jun 20 doi: 10.1016/j.maturitas.2021.06.005. PMID: 34217581
Safary M, Hakimi S, Mobaraki-Asl N, Amiri P, Tvassoli H, Delazar A
Curr Drug Deliv 2020;17(9):815-822. doi: 10.2174/1567201817666200708112655. PMID: 32640956
Gambrell RD Jr
Fertil Steril 1982 Apr;37(4):457-74. doi: 10.1016/s0015-0282(16)46149-2. PMID: 7040116

Recent systematic reviews

Mension E, Alonso I, Tortajada M, Matas I, Gómez S, Ribera L, Anglès S, Castelo-Branco C
Maturitas 2022 Feb;156:37-59. Epub 2021 Jun 20 doi: 10.1016/j.maturitas.2021.06.005. PMID: 34217581
Pérez-López FR, Vieira-Baptista P, Phillips N, Cohen-Sacher B, Fialho SCAV, Stockdale CK
Gynecol Endocrinol 2021 Aug;37(8):740-745. Epub 2021 May 26 doi: 10.1080/09513590.2021.1931100. PMID: 34036849
Dos Santos CCM, Uggioni MLR, Colonetti T, Colonetti L, Grande AJ, Da Rosa MI
J Sex Med 2021 Jan;18(1):156-166. Epub 2020 Dec 5 doi: 10.1016/j.jsxm.2020.10.016. PMID: 33293236
Arunkalaivanan A, Kaur H, Onuma O
Int Urogynecol J 2017 May;28(5):681-685. Epub 2017 Feb 2 doi: 10.1007/s00192-017-3282-y. PMID: 28154914
Rahn DD, Carberry C, Sanses TV, Mamik MM, Ward RM, Meriwether KV, Olivera CK, Abed H, Balk EM, Murphy M; Society of Gynecologic Surgeons Systematic Review Group
Obstet Gynecol 2014 Dec;124(6):1147-1156. doi: 10.1097/AOG.0000000000000526. PMID: 25415166Free PMC Article

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