VAGINAL ATROPHY

Course overview

VAGINAL ATROPHY IS THINNING OF THE VAGINAL EPITHELIUM AND DECREASED CERVICAL SECRETIONS MOST CLOSELY RELATED TO CHANGES IN ESTROGEN LEVELS. IT IS A COMMON BUT OFTEN MISSED CONDITION, ESPECIALLY IN THOSE WHO ARE POST-MENOPAUSAL. TO AVOID MANY OF THE HEALTH AND LIFESTYLE COMPLICATIONS, IT MUST BE ASKED, DIAGNOSED, AND TREATED PROMPTLY. THIS ACTIVITY REVIEWS THE EVALUATION AND TREATMENT OF VAGINAL ATROPHY AND HIGHLIGHTS THE ROLE OF THE INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM IN EVALUATING AND TREATING PATIENTS WITH THIS CONDITION.