2024
DOI: 10.3390/ijms25021025
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The Concept behind the Suitability of Menstrual Blood-Derived Stem Cells for the Management of Vaginal Atrophy among BRCA Mutation Carriers after RRSO

Mariana Robalo Cordeiro,
Bárbara Laranjeiro,
Margarida Figueiredo-Dias

Abstract: Risk-reducing bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy (RRSO) is recommended for breast cancer gene 1 (BRCA1) and 2 (BRCA2) mutation carriers. A major consequence of RRSO is surgical menopause associated with severe menopausal symptoms, mostly genitourinary complaints. Due to the inherent breast cancer risk, estrogen-based therapies are generally avoided in these patients. So far, the non-hormonal approaches available are not efficient to successfully treat the disabling vaginal atrophy-related symptoms. In regenerativ… Show more

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