Managing vulvar and vestibular pain in postmenopausal women: recommendations from the Spanish Menopause Society, Sociedad Española de Ginecología y Obstetricia, Sociedad Española de Medicos de Atención Primaria y Federación Española de Sociedades de Sexología

Abstract

Background: Relieving vulvar pain caused by atrophy in postmenopausal women is a challenge in our clinical practice. We know more and more about the vulva, its anatomy and physiology and we are realizing that it is different from the vagina. The importance of the vulvar approach in the management of vulvar or vestibular pain (VP) due to atrophy in postmenopausal women is becoming increasingly important. A panel of experts from several Spanish scientific societies (Spanish Menopause Society, AEEM; Spanish Federation of Sexology Societies, FESS; Spanish Society of Primary Care Physicians, SEMERGEN; and the Spanish Society of Gynecology and Obstetrics) held a meeting to discuss treatment recommendations for women with vulvar and VP based on the best available evidence, creating a report to describe grades of recommendations.

管理绝经后女性的外阴和前庭疼痛:来自西班牙绝经学会、妇产科社会学学会、西班牙初级护理医生学会和西班牙性学学会建议 摘要

背景：缓解绝经后女性因粘膜萎缩而引起的外阴疼痛是我们临床实践中的一个挑战。我们对外阴, 它的解剖学和生理学的了解越来越多, 我们也认识到它不同于阴道。外阴在治疗绝经后妇女因萎缩而引起的外阴痛或前庭疼痛(VP)中的变得越来越重要。几个来自西班牙医学学会(西班牙绝经学会, AEEM；西班牙性科学学会联合会, FESS；西班牙初级保健医生协会；和西班牙妇产科学会)召开了一次会议, 根据现有的最佳证据讨论外阴痛和VP女性的治疗建议, 并编写了一份报告来描述建议的等级。

Keywords:

• Vulvar pain
• vestibular pain
• vulvar atrophy
• sexual health
• postmenopausal

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S Sanchez, L Baquedano and N Mendoza: conception and design of the idea.

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