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The LADY study: epidemiological characteristics of prevalent and new genitourinary syndrome of menopause cases in Greece ...
| العنوان: | The LADY study: epidemiological characteristics of prevalent and new genitourinary syndrome of menopause cases in Greece ... |
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| المؤلفون: | Lambrinoudaki, I., Mili, N., Augoulea, A., Armeni, E., Vlahos, N., Mikos, T., Grimbizis, G., Rodolakis, A., Athanasiou, S. |
| بيانات النشر: | Taylor & Francis |
| سنة النشر: | 2024 |
| المجموعة: | DataCite Metadata Store (German National Library of Science and Technology) |
| مصطلحات موضوعية: | Cell Biology, Biotechnology, Environmental Sciences not elsewhere classified, Immunology, FOS Clinical medicine, Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified, Mathematical Sciences not elsewhere classified, Cancer, Infectious Diseases, FOS Health sciences |
| الوصف: | The genitourinary syndrome of menopause (GSM) is often underdiagnosed and undertreated despite its significant impact on postmenopausal quality of life. We assessed the prevalence of GSM and associated symptoms in Greek perimenopausal/postmenopausal women attending gynecology clinics. Four hundred and fifty women, aged 40–70 years (93.1% postmenopausal), attending three gynecology clinics at university hospitals completed a validated questionnaire and underwent pelvic examination. GSM was diagnosed in 87.6% of the women at the study visit, whereas only 16% of the overall sample had been previously diagnosed with the condition. Vaginal dryness (72.7%), vulvar burning sensation or itching (58.0%) and dyspareunia (52.7%) were the most prevalent symptoms. Pelvic signs consisted of vaginal dryness (89.1%), loss of vaginal rugae (80.6%) and vulvovaginal pallor (86.9%). However, only 31.3% of the participants had discussed genitourinary symptoms with their health-care professionals (HCPs). Regarding management, ... |
| نوع الوثيقة: | text other non-article part of journal/newspaper |
| اللغة: | unknown |
| العلاقة: | https://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13697137.2024.2314504Test |
| DOI: | 10.6084/m9.figshare.25304579 |
| الإتاحة: | https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.2530457910.1080/13697137.2024.2314504Test https://tandf.figshare.com/articles/journal_contribution/The_LADY_study_epidemiological_characteristics_of_prevalent_and_new_genitourinary_syndrome_of_menopause_cases_in_Greece/25304579Test |
| حقوق: | Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International ; https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/legalcodeTest ; cc-by-4.0 |
| رقم الانضمام: | edsbas.A827E646 |
| قاعدة البيانات: | BASE |
| DOI: | 10.6084/m9.figshare.25304579 |
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