Links and Resources

Further information, advice and resources on vaginal atrophy and dryness can be found for;

Oestrogen related causes

Perimenopause/ Menopause/ Postmenopause

http://www.womens-health-concern.org/help/focuson/focus_urogenitalprobs.html

http://www.womens-health-concern.org/help/focuson/focus_vaginaldryness.html

http://www.rcog.org.uk/files/rcog-corp/SAC%20Paper%206%20Alternatives%20to%20HRT.pdf

http://www.sogc.org/guidelines/public/171E-CONS-February2006.pdf

http://www.nhs.uk/Conditions/Menopause/Pages/Treatment.aspx

http://informahealthcare.com/doi/abs/10.1517/13543770802564464

HRT stopped or contraindicated

http://www.menopausematters.co.uk/dryness.php

Breastfeeding

http://www.asco.org/ASCOv2/Meetings/Abstracts?&vmview=abst_detail_view&confID=102&abstractID=85088

Physical causes- Autoimmune diseases

http://www.sda.uk.net/fd

http://www.lupusuk.org.uk/latest-news/102-sjogrens-syndrome-systemic-features

http://www.bssa.uk.net/

http://www2.mssociety.org.uk/about_ms/symptoms/sex_relationships_and_intimacy/women_and_sex.html

http://www.clinicaloncologyonline.net/article/S0936-6555(01)99249-0/abstract

Medications and treatments – Antihistamines; Antidepressants; Anti-oestrogens; Common cold treatments; Cancer therapies

http://www.cks.nhs.uk/menopause/management/quick_answers/scenario_managing_the_menopause_without_hrt/view_full_scenario#

http://search.cancerresearchuk.org/search/results.jsp?siteid=2&query=replens&searchsubmit.x=13&searchsubmit.y=7

Surgical intervention – hysterectomy

http://www.womens-health-concern.org/help/focuson/focus_sexaftermenopause.html

Smoking & Alcohol

http://theoncologist.alphamedpress.org/content/13/3/222.full.pdf+html

Loss of vaginal elasticity resulting stress

Incontinence

http://www.paobgyn.org/docs/Vaginal-Atrophy-Supplement

Psychological and psychosexual

The Hidden Symptoms of Menopause – A presentation by Claudine Domoney available (in .pdf) from nursinginpractice.com

http://www.sda.uk.net/wsp

http://www.royalmarsden.nhs.uk/SiteCollectionDocuments/education-conference-centre/events/2011-breast-meeting/isabel-white.pdf