Menopause & perimenopause
Vaginal dryness — References & further reading
References
1 Gallup target market report on vaginal dryness; 2002. Gallup study
of female sexual dysfunction.
2 Goldin, B., & Gorbach, S. 1988. Effect of diet on the plasma levels,
metabolism, and excretion of estrogens. Am. J. Clin. Nutr., 48 (3 Suppl.),
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3 Rieg., T., et al. 2005. Requirement of intact adenosine A1 receptors
for the diuretic and natriuretic action of the methylxanthines theophylline
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4 Mayo Clinic Staff. 2006. Vaginal dryness: Causes. MayoClinic.com URL:
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5 Science Daily: 2006. Women on hormone therapy regain response. URL:
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6 Chiechi, L., et al. 2003. The effect of a soy rich diet on
the vaginal epithelium in post menopause: A randomized double blind trial. Maturitas,
45 (4), 241–246. URL (abstract): http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12927310
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Brzezinski, A. 1997. Short-term effects of phytoestrogen-rich diet on
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Uesugi, T., et al. 2003. Evidence of estrogenic effect by the three-month
intervention of isoflavone on vaginal maturation and bone metabolism in early postmenopausal
women. Endocr. J., 50 (5), 613–619. URL (PDF): http://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/endocrj/50/5/613/_pdf
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Martin, J., et al. 2007. Does an apple a day keep the doctor away because
a phytoestrogen a day keeps the virus at bay? A review of the anti-viral properties
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8 Giardinelli, M. 1952. Effect of alpha–tocopherol in some disorders
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Further reading
Stewart, E. 2000. The V Book: A Doctor’s Guide to Complete Vulvovaginal
Health. NY: Bantam. This book is written by Dr. Elizabeth Stewart,
a gynecologist specializing in vulvar dermatology at the Brigham & Women’s
Hospital in Boston, Massachusetts.
Boston Women’s Health Book Collective. 2005. Our Bodies, Ourselves: A New Edition for a New Era.
NY: Touchstone.
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