Effectiveness of Combination of Tibolone and Lactobacilli Plus Lactoferrin in Postmenopausal Women with Vulvar Vestibular Pain: A Preliminary Report
Vincenzo De Leo,
Laura Governini,
Rosetta Ponchia
et al.
Abstract:Background: Postmenopausal dyspareunia and vulvar pain are common complaints, affecting about 60% of women within a few years after hormone levels begin to decline (such as estrogen and androgen). Atrophic changes mainly located in the vulvar vestibule and vulnerability to vulvovaginal infections in postmenopause could be predisposing factors to the development of vulvar burning/pain and introital dyspareunia (vestibulodynia secondary to atrophy). Tibolone is the most effective and safe alternative for treatin… Show more
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