Menopause Arquivos - LifeWell Portugal

Urinary Genitourinary Syndrome (UGS)

Genito-Urinary Syndrome (GUS) affects approximately 60% of menopausal women and is characterized by a set of symptoms such as dryness, pruritus (itching), vulvar and vaginal burning, dyspareunia (pain during intercourse), urinary incontinence, vaginal and urinary infections. These symptoms are due to the decrease in oestrogen production that occurs during the...

Menopause. Hot flashes, changes in sleep, memory and libido, among other symptoms.

Menopause can be defined by absence of menstruation for 6 consecutive months and thereafter. There is no standard date for the start of this phase and it also does not depend on the age at which the parents had them. Environmental factors can help anticipate menopause, such as exposure...