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Genitourinary syndrome of menopause

MedGen UID:
1674313
•Concept ID:
C5192371
•
Disease or Syndrome
Synonym: Genitourinary Syndrome of Menopause
SNOMED CT: Genitourinary syndrome of menopause (16779841000119104)

Definition

A spectrum of lower urogenital tract signs and symptoms that are associated with the decreased production of estrogen experienced during menopause. Findings may include genital dryness, burning or irritation, dyspareunia, decreased libido, urinary urgency, dysuria and recurrent urinary tract infections. [from NCI]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVGenitourinary syndrome of menopause

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Management of Menopausal Symptoms: A Review.
Crandall CJ, Mehta JM, Manson JE
JAMA 2023 Feb 7;329(5):405-420. doi: 10.1001/jama.2022.24140. PMID: 36749328
The 2022 hormone therapy position statement of The North American Menopause Society.
“The 2022 Hormone Therapy Position Statement of The North American Menopause Society” Advisory Panel
Menopause 2022 Jul 1;29(7):767-794. doi: 10.1097/GME.0000000000002028. PMID: 35797481
Evaluation and Management of Vaginitis.
Marnach ML, Wygant JN, Casey PM
Mayo Clin Proc 2022 Feb;97(2):347-358. doi: 10.1016/j.mayocp.2021.09.022. PMID: 35120697

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Management of Menopausal Symptoms: A Review.
Crandall CJ, Mehta JM, Manson JE
JAMA 2023 Feb 7;329(5):405-420. doi: 10.1001/jama.2022.24140. PMID: 36749328
The 2022 hormone therapy position statement of The North American Menopause Society.
“The 2022 Hormone Therapy Position Statement of The North American Menopause Society” Advisory Panel
Menopause 2022 Jul 1;29(7):767-794. doi: 10.1097/GME.0000000000002028. PMID: 35797481
Hormone Therapy in Menopause: Concepts, Controversies, and Approach to Treatment.
Flores VA, Pal L, Manson JE
Endocr Rev 2021 Nov 16;42(6):720-752. doi: 10.1210/endrev/bnab011. PMID: 33858012
Hormone replacement therapy - where are we now?
Langer RD, Hodis HN, Lobo RA, Allison MA
Climacteric 2021 Feb;24(1):3-10. Epub 2021 Jan 6 doi: 10.1080/13697137.2020.1851183. PMID: 33403881
Androgen Therapy in Women.
Vegunta S, Kling JM, Kapoor E
J Womens Health (Larchmt) 2020 Jan;29(1):57-64. Epub 2019 Nov 5 doi: 10.1089/jwh.2018.7494. PMID: 31687883

Diagnosis

Genitourinary Syndrome of Menopause.
Cox S, Nasseri R, Rubin RS, Santiago-Lastra Y
Med Clin North Am 2023 Mar;107(2):357-369. doi: 10.1016/j.mcna.2022.10.017. PMID: 36759102
Medical Treatment of Female Sexual Dysfunction.
Nappi RE, Tiranini L, Martini E, Bosoni D, Righi A, Cucinella L
Urol Clin North Am 2022 May;49(2):299-307. doi: 10.1016/j.ucl.2022.02.001. PMID: 35428435
Evaluation and Management of Vaginitis.
Marnach ML, Wygant JN, Casey PM
Mayo Clin Proc 2022 Feb;97(2):347-358. doi: 10.1016/j.mayocp.2021.09.022. PMID: 35120697
CO2-Laser therapy and Genitourinary Syndrome of Menopause: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.
Filippini M, Porcari I, Ruffolo AF, Casiraghi A, Farinelli M, Uccella S, Franchi M, Candiani M, Salvatore S
J Sex Med 2022 Mar;19(3):452-470. Epub 2022 Jan 29 doi: 10.1016/j.jsxm.2021.12.010. PMID: 35101378
Practical Treatment Considerations in the Management of Genitourinary Syndrome of Menopause.
Kagan R, Kellogg-Spadt S, Parish SJ
Drugs Aging 2019 Oct;36(10):897-908. doi: 10.1007/s40266-019-00700-w. PMID: 31452067Free PMC Article

Therapy

Management of Menopausal Symptoms: A Review.
Crandall CJ, Mehta JM, Manson JE
JAMA 2023 Feb 7;329(5):405-420. doi: 10.1001/jama.2022.24140. PMID: 36749328
The role of probiotics in vaginal health.
Mei Z, Li D
Front Cell Infect Microbiol 2022;12:963868. Epub 2022 Jul 28 doi: 10.3389/fcimb.2022.963868. PMID: 35967876Free PMC Article
The 2022 hormone therapy position statement of The North American Menopause Society.
“The 2022 Hormone Therapy Position Statement of The North American Menopause Society” Advisory Panel
Menopause 2022 Jul 1;29(7):767-794. doi: 10.1097/GME.0000000000002028. PMID: 35797481
Evaluation and Management of Vaginitis.
Marnach ML, Wygant JN, Casey PM
Mayo Clin Proc 2022 Feb;97(2):347-358. doi: 10.1016/j.mayocp.2021.09.022. PMID: 35120697
Sexual Health in Menopause.
Scavello I, Maseroli E, Di Stasi V, Vignozzi L
Medicina (Kaunas) 2019 Sep 2;55(9) doi: 10.3390/medicina55090559. PMID: 31480774Free PMC Article

Prognosis

Genitourinary Syndrome of Menopause: Prevalence and Predictors.
Woods NF, Shaver JF, Berg JA
Clin Obstet Gynecol 2024 Mar 1;67(1):27-42. Epub 2023 Dec 21 doi: 10.1097/GRF.0000000000000847. PMID: 38126336
Estrogen deprivation effects of endocrine therapy in breast cancer patients: Incidence, management and outcome.
Cucciniello L, Garufi G, Di Rienzo R, Martinelli C, Pavone G, Giuliano M, Arpino G, Montemurro F, Del Mastro L, De Laurentiis M, Puglisi F
Cancer Treat Rev 2023 Nov;120:102624. Epub 2023 Sep 7 doi: 10.1016/j.ctrv.2023.102624. PMID: 37751658
Management of postmenopausal women: Collège National des Gynécologues et Obstétriciens Français (CNGOF) and Groupe d'Etude sur la Ménopause et le Vieillissement (GEMVi) Clinical Practice Guidelines.
Trémollieres FA, Chabbert-Buffet N, Plu-Bureau G, Rousset-Jablonski C, Lecerf JM, Duclos M, Pouilles JM, Gosset A, Boutet G, Hocke C, Maris E, Hugon-Rodin J, Maitrot-Mantelet L, Robin G, André G, Hamdaoui N, Mathelin C, Lopes P, Graesslin O, Fritel X
Maturitas 2022 Sep;163:62-81. Epub 2022 Jun 9 doi: 10.1016/j.maturitas.2022.05.008. PMID: 35717745
Preventing urinary tract infections after menopause without antibiotics.
Caretto M, Giannini A, Russo E, Simoncini T
Maturitas 2017 May;99:43-46. Epub 2017 Feb 7 doi: 10.1016/j.maturitas.2017.02.004. PMID: 28364867
Surveillance and Care of the Gynecologic Cancer Survivor.
Faubion SS, MacLaughlin KL, Long ME, Pruthi S, Casey PM
J Womens Health (Larchmt) 2015 Nov;24(11):899-906. Epub 2015 Jul 24 doi: 10.1089/jwh.2014.5127. PMID: 26208166Free PMC Article

Clinical prediction guides

Treatment of urge incontinence in postmenopausal women: A systematic review.
Bapir R, Bhatti KH, Eliwa A, García-Perdomo HA, Gherabi N, Hennessey D, Magri V, Mourmouris P, Ouattara A, Perletti G, Philipraj J, Stamatiou K, Tolani MA, Tzelves L, Trinchieri A, Buchholz N
Arch Ital Urol Androl 2023 Oct 4;95(3):11718. doi: 10.4081/aiua.2023.11718. PMID: 37791545
Management of Menopausal Symptoms: A Review.
Crandall CJ, Mehta JM, Manson JE
JAMA 2023 Feb 7;329(5):405-420. doi: 10.1001/jama.2022.24140. PMID: 36749328
Drugs for the treatment of postmenopausal symptoms: Hormonal and non-hormonal therapy.
Pan M, Zhou J, Pan X, Wang J, Qi Q, Wang L
Life Sci 2023 Jan 1;312:121255. Epub 2022 Dec 5 doi: 10.1016/j.lfs.2022.121255. PMID: 36470539
Systemic or Vaginal Hormone Therapy After Early Breast Cancer: A Danish Observational Cohort Study.
Cold S, Cold F, Jensen MB, Cronin-Fenton D, Christiansen P, Ejlertsen B
J Natl Cancer Inst 2022 Oct 6;114(10):1347-1354. doi: 10.1093/jnci/djac112. PMID: 35854422Free PMC Article
CO2-Laser therapy and Genitourinary Syndrome of Menopause: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.
Filippini M, Porcari I, Ruffolo AF, Casiraghi A, Farinelli M, Uccella S, Franchi M, Candiani M, Salvatore S
J Sex Med 2022 Mar;19(3):452-470. Epub 2022 Jan 29 doi: 10.1016/j.jsxm.2021.12.010. PMID: 35101378

Recent systematic reviews

Nonestrogen Therapies for Treatment of Genitourinary Syndrome of Menopause: A Systematic Review.
Casiano Evans EA, Hobson DTG, Aschkenazi SO, Alas AN, Balgobin S, Balk EM, Dieter AA, Kanter G, Orejuela FJ, Sanses TVD, Rahn DD
Obstet Gynecol 2023 Sep 1;142(3):555-570. Epub 2023 Aug 4 doi: 10.1097/AOG.0000000000005288. PMID: 37543737
CO2-Laser therapy and Genitourinary Syndrome of Menopause: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.
Filippini M, Porcari I, Ruffolo AF, Casiraghi A, Farinelli M, Uccella S, Franchi M, Candiani M, Salvatore S
J Sex Med 2022 Mar;19(3):452-470. Epub 2022 Jan 29 doi: 10.1016/j.jsxm.2021.12.010. PMID: 35101378
Hyaluronic Acid in Postmenopause Vaginal Atrophy: A Systematic Review.
Dos Santos CCM, Uggioni MLR, Colonetti T, Colonetti L, Grande AJ, Da Rosa MI
J Sex Med 2021 Jan;18(1):156-166. Epub 2020 Dec 5 doi: 10.1016/j.jsxm.2020.10.016. PMID: 33293236
Hormone Therapy and Other Treatments for Symptoms of Menopause.
Hill DA, Crider M, Hill SR
Am Fam Physician 2016 Dec 1;94(11):884-889. PMID: 27929271
Vaginal estrogen for genitourinary syndrome of menopause: a systematic review.
Rahn DD, Carberry C, Sanses TV, Mamik MM, Ward RM, Meriwether KV, Olivera CK, Abed H, Balk EM, Murphy M; Society of Gynecologic Surgeons Systematic Review Group
Obstet Gynecol 2014 Dec;124(6):1147-1156. doi: 10.1097/AOG.0000000000000526. PMID: 25415166Free PMC Article

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