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Current treatment options for vulvovaginal atrophy

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Pages 141-151 | Published online: 10 Jan 2014
 

Abstract

Vulvovaginal atrophy (VVA), a condition associated with declining estrogen levels, is commonly seen in postmenopausal women. VVA is marked by vaginal dryness, itching, dyspareunia and incontinence, which can contribute to diminishing quality of life for millions of postmenopausal women worldwide. Most available treatments contain estrogen, whether administered locally or systemically. Other treatment options include lubricants and moisturizers. These therapeutic approaches can provide temporary relief of some VVA symptoms while on therapy, but do not address the underlying condition, and they are not without potential side effects. However, promising new VVA therapies are in development that target the underlying condition with acceptable side-effect profiles. In this article, the benefits and drawbacks of current therapies and new treatments under development for VVA are discussed.

Acknowledgements

The authors wish to thank Gregory Wurz, Jamie McCall, Neelima Mehta, and Wesley and Julia Tsai for their helpful suggestions and editorial comments.

Financial & competing interests disclosure

Michael DeGregorio is one of the original inventors of Ospemifene. He has an inventor’s royalty agreement with the manufacturer. The authors have no other relevant affiliations or financial involvement with any organization or entity with a financial interest in or financial conflict with the subject matter or materials discussed in the manuscript apart from those disclosed.

No writing assistance was utilized in the production of this manuscript.

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