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SUBMITTER: Shen J
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4840317 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Apr
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Shen Jian J Song Ning N Williams Christopher J CJ Brown Celeste J CJ Yan Zheng Z Xu Chen C Forney Larry J LJ
Scientific reports 20160422
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 known as to how these communities change over time in response to hormonal therapy. In the present interve ...[more]