For antipsychotic-related sexual dysfunction, 1 guideline recommends switching to aripiprazole or another non-hyperprolactinemic antipsychotic as the first option. Alternatively, adjunctive treatment with aripiprazole, antipsychotics that have less impact on function. Another adding estrogen testosterone medication assist dysfunction in women.
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INTRODUCTION With the population of cancer survivors nearing 12 million, an ever-increasing number of women will face vaginal health issues related to their disease and/or treatment. Abrupt menopause triggered by cancer treatment, for example, can cause intense and prolonged estrogen deprivation symptoms, including vaginal dryness and discomfort. Simple strategies to promote vaginal health are ...

Introduction Vaginal atrophy (VA) is an irreversible involution of the mucous membranes and tissues of the vagina following the drop in estrogen that commonly occurs in women during menopause (1). Due to a lengthening of the average lifespan and longer life expectancy after menopause, vaginal atrophy is destined to become a clinical problem with an increasingly greater epidemiological significa...

BACKGROUND Bacterial vaginosis (BV) during pregnancy is associated with an increased risk of preterm delivery but little is known about factors that could predict BV. We have analyzed if it is possible to identify a category of pregnant women that should be screened for BV, and if BV would alter the pregnancy outcome at term; we have also studied the treatment efficacy of clindamycin. METHODS...


 
 CASE REPORTS 
 Vulvodynia associated with coeliac disease Christine Costello Consultant (Haematology), J. R. Smith Senior Lecturer (Gynaecology) Chelsea and Westminster Hospital, London Case Report 
 
 A 44 year old woman presented with a six-month history of recurrent vulvovaginitis. She complained of burning, itching and a greenish vaginal discharge. The symptoms were worse before and aft...

OBJECTIVES To see the effect of dietary administration of omega 3-fatty acid formula on the vaginal cells of postmenopausal rats. METHODS Three-week-old female Wistar/ST rats were raised after one week of adjustment period. The rats were then divided into three groups, for three different kinds of diet; general diet, 1% omega-3 fatty acid diet, and 2% omega-3 fatty acid diet. After eight week...

Estrogen-mediated actions in female reproductive organs are tightly regulated, mainly through estrogen receptor 1 (ESR1). The mouse vaginal epithelium cyclically exhibits cell proliferation and differentiation in response to estrogen and provides a unique model for analyzing the homeostasis of stratified squamous epithelia. To address the role of ESR1-mediated tissue events during homeostasis, ...

Atrophic vaginitis (AV) is common in postmenopausal women, but its causes are not well understood. The symptoms, which include vaginal itching, burning, dryness, irritation, and dyspareunia, can usually be alleviated by low doses of estrogen given orally or locally. Regrettably, the composition of vaginal bacterial communities in women with AV have not been fully characterized and little is kno...

Atrophic vaginitis (AV) is common in postmenopausal women, but its causes are not well understood. The symptoms, which include vaginal itching, burning, dryness, irritation, and dyspareunia, can usually be alleviated by low doses of estrogen given orally or locally. Regrettably, the composition of vaginal bacterial communities in women with AV have not been fully characterized and little is kno...