Everything You Need to Know about Vaginal Health – Causes, Symptoms, Diagnosis, Treatment
How much do you know about vaginal health care? Find out everything you need to know about the most common vaginal problems and how to have a healthy vagina.
How much do you know about vaginal health care? Find out everything you need to know about the most common vaginal problems and how to have a healthy vagina.
‘Severe vulvovaginal atrophy (VVA) symptoms have a direct association with worsened quality of life (QOL) in postmenopausal women. ’
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Although few studies have been conducted to understand the relationship between VVA symptoms and quality of life (QOL), some survey data suggest that VVA is associated with a clinically significant effect on QOL comparable to that seen in conditions such as arthritis, asthma, and irritable bowel syndrome. The objective of the European Vulvovaginal Epidemiology Survey (EVES) was to describe the prevalence of VVA. More recent work based on a subanalysis of the EVES study focused on assessing the correlation of VVA symptoms with QOL of postmenopausal women. The survey results from more than 2,000 women were published in the article "The burden of vulvovaginal atrophy on women's daily living: implications on quality of life from a face-to-face real-life survey." They suggest that healthcare providers recognize the effect of these symptoms as equivalent to those of other conditions and pathologies for which there is greater awareness.
"Although both women and their healthcare providers are often reluctant to talk about it, vaginal atrophy (part of the genitourinary syndrome of menopause) affects quality of life, self-esteem, and the intimacy of relationships," says Dr. JoAnn Pinkerton, NAMS executive director. "The good news is that there are over-the-counter therapies, such as lubricants and vaginal moisturizers, as well as local vaginal prescription therapies that can relieve both vaginal dryness and painful sex and improve the quality of life for women."
Vaginal Bleeding
Normal vaginal bleeding begins in the early teens and goes on till a woman’s mid-life. It is the bloody discharge from the uterus during menstruation.
Normal vaginal bleeding begins in the early teens and goes on till a woman’s mid-life. It is the bloody discharge from the uterus during menstruation.
Quiz on Vaginal Health
Vaginal infections are a common problem and it is estimated that over ninety percent of all women will get one at some point in their lives. There are several types of infections and each one has different causes, symptoms and treatments. What is the most common type of infection and, how are vaginal infections diagnosed? Find out the answers and discover how much you really know about vaginal infections by taking this quiz.
Vaginal infections are a common problem and it is estimated that over ninety percent of all women will get one at some point in their lives. There are several types of infections and each one has different causes, symptoms and treatments. What is the most common type of infection and, how are vaginal infections diagnosed? Find out the answers and discover how much you really know about vaginal infections by taking this quiz.
Vaginal Rejuvenating Therapies Up Risk for Women: Warns FDA
Women who opt for Vaginal rejuvenation procedures to improve vaginal tone or pelvic function are at high risk as these procedures are extremely unsafe, warns the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA).
Women who opt for Vaginal rejuvenation procedures to improve vaginal tone or pelvic function are at high risk as these procedures are extremely unsafe, warns the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA).
