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Efficacy of common treatments for vulvovaginal symptoms

May 21, 2018
  • Advising on this article:
  • Frank Pucino

KEY POINT

Use of vaginal estradiol tablets or OTC vaginal moisturizer was no more effective than placebo tablets and gel at reducing vulvovaginal symptoms in postmenopausal women, according to results of a 12-week trial published in JAMA Internal Medicine.

SOURCES

Mitchell CM, et al. Efficacy of vaginal estradiol or vaginal moisturizer vs placebo for treating postmenopausal vulvovaginal symptoms: A randomized clinical trial. JAMA Intern Med. 2018;[Epub ahead of print].

Huang AJ, et al. Rethinking the approach to managing postmenopausal vulvovaginal symptoms. JAMA Intern Med. 2018;[Epub ahead of print].

Management of symptomatic vulvovaginal atrophy: 2013 position statement of The North American Menopause Society. Menopause. 2013;20(9):888–904.

 

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