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Int J Fertil Womens Med. 2004 Mar-Apr;49(2):71-4

Estrogen therapy in older patients with recurrent urinary tract infections: a review.

Authors:

Rozenberg S, Pastijn A,Gevers R,Murillo D.

Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Free Universities of Brussels (ULB-VUB) CHU St Pierre, Brussels, Belgium. Although urogenital complaints, such as recurrent lower urinary tract infections (UTI), and dysuria, are commonly encountered in elderly women, few women have participated in randomized studies of estrogen therapy for this condition. This is a paradox in view of the often cited beneficial effect of estrogen in reducing the incidence of UTI. Present evidence documents that in postmenopausal women, hormone replacement therapy using topical estrogen normalizes the vaginal flora and greatly reduces the risk of vaginal atrophy. Similarly, vaginal estrogen administration seems to be effective for preventing recurrent urinary tract infections (UTI).

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• 1 What will happen to me at my menopause?
• 2 Why does nature put women through the menopause?
• 3 Is life-expectancy changing?
• 4 What happens to my reproductive hormones at the menopause?
• 5 What non-hormonal changes occur at the menopause?
• 6 What problems might I have as a result of my menopause?
• 7 When am I likely to reach my menopause?
• 8 What is a premature menopause?
• 9 What are hot flushes and will HRT reduce them?
• 10 What causes hot flushes and night sweats?
• 11 Can my bladder problems be related to the menopause?
• 12 Can the menopause be associated with psychological problems.
• 13 How long can my menopausal (climacteric) symptoms last?
• 14 Is there a test that will accurately determine when my menopause has occurred?
• 15 Is it normal to experience heavy periods before the menopause?
• 16 How are heavy periods around the time of the menopause treated?
• 17 Is there a need to investigate vaginal bleeding after the menopause (postmenopausal bleeding)?
• 18 What could be the cause of vaginal bleeding after the menopause?
• 19 What is atrophic vaginitis?
• 20 What local genital symptoms can be associated with the menopause?
• 21 I have gone through the menopause and now have some bleeding (postmenopausal bleeding PMB). What will my gynaecologist wish to do?
• 22 Could I have any other long-term medical problems resulting from my menopause?
• 23 What is coronary heart disease?
• 24 What is osteoporosis?
• 25 Where else can I obtain further information?
• 26 Could I have some recommended menopause support groups.

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