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BACKGROUND
Provoked vestibulodynia (PVD) is a common type of dyspareunia among young women. The patho-physiology remains largely unclear. Women with PVD have general pain hypersensitivity and often report additional pain symptoms. Signs point towards PVD being a chronic pain disorder similar to
Review evidence to guide management of menopausal signs and symptoms in women after breast cancer and make recommendations accordingly.
Randomized controlled clinical trials, observational studies, evidence-based guidelines, and expert opinion from professional societies.
Symptoms and clinical
BACKGROUND
Depression is one of the more prevalent mental disorders in the United States, with estimates as high as 6.7% of Americans affected annually. Consequently, antidepressant use in the United States is also widespread. Both depression and its treatments are associated with sexual dysfunction
OBJECTIVE
The aromatase inhibitors are increasingly used as adjuvant therapy in postmenopausal women with hormone receptor positive breast cancer. With additional experience using these agents, unanticipated side effects have become apparent. Women who experience side effects from adjuvant endocrine
BACKGROUND
It has been generally accepted that the benefits of menopausal hormone therapy outweigh the risks. but there are still some concerns about the administration of menopausal hormone therapy, which has introduced alternative treatments. Pharmacological Alternatives. Central alpha-2 agonist
Background and Objective The highest level of scientific evidence available for each therapy for menopausal symptoms was sought, for example, systematic reviews of randomised controlled trials (RCTs). Results There is reasonable evidence that some symptoms are modified by lifestyle, for example,
Impaired ovarian function and menopausal symptoms are common after cancer treatment. Menopausal symptoms often occur at an earlier age in women with cancer, and may be more severe than in natural menopause; they may be the most persistent and troubling sequelae of cancer. A third of female patients
OBJECTIVE
To review recent publications in the area of sexual dysfunction in females including the adolescent age group.
RESULTS
Though as many as 40% of adult females have a sexual dysfunction, the incidence among adolescent females is unknown. Though over half of adolescents are sexually active,