Singh Savita, van Herwijnen Ineke, Phillips Christian
Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Basingstoke and North Hampshire Hospital, Aldermaston Road, Basingstoke, Hants, UK.
Menopause Int. 2013 Jun;19(2):77-81. doi: 10.1177/1754045313481536.
Currently, 25% of women seek the advice of a medical professional for symptoms related to the menopause. However, with an increasingly ageing and medically aware population, it is likely this proportion will grow. The main symptoms related to the menopause are systemic vasomotor and localized urogenital symptoms. Numerous forms of estrogen have been used to alleviate these symptoms. Further problems that increase during the menopause include incontinence, pelvic organ prolapse and recurrent urinary tract infections. This article reviews the process by which estrogen affects the tissues of the urogenital tract, what symptoms occur during this period and what modalities of treatments are available.
目前，25%的女性因更年期相关症状向医学专业人士寻求建议。然而，随着人口老龄化加剧以及人们医疗意识的提高，这一比例可能会上升。与更年期相关的主要症状是全身性血管舒缩症状和局部泌尿生殖系统症状。多种雌激素制剂已被用于缓解这些症状。更年期期间增加的其他问题包括尿失禁、盆腔器官脱垂和复发性尿路感染。本文综述了雌激素影响泌尿生殖道组织的过程、在此期间出现的症状以及可用的治疗方式。
