Menopause & perimenopause

Treatments for vaginal dryness — References and further reading

References

1 Scarabin, P., et al. Effects of oral and transdermal estrogen/progesterone regimens on blood coagulation and fibrinolysis in postmenopausal women. A randomized controlled trial. Arterioscler. Thromb. Vasc. Biol., 17 (11), 3071–3078. URL: http://atvb.ahajournals.org/cgi/content/full/17/11/3071 (accessed 06.25.2007).

2 Giardinelli, M. 1952. Effect of alpha–tocopherol in some disorders of the menopause and in atrophy of the vaginal mucosa. Minerva Ginecol., 4, 579–587.

Further reading

This webpage offers instructions and a diagrammatic representation of manual vaginal massage. Some women find success with this method even when all other options have failed, and massage may also be helpful for a breast cancer patient who is fearful of trying vaginal estrogen. URL: http://www.a-womans-touch.com/article/40/157/Vaginal_Penetration_Problems.html (accessed 07.09.2007).

 


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Original Publication Date: 07/02/2007
Last Modified: 08/17/2009
Principal Author: Marcella Sweet

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