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Genitourinary Syndrome of Menopause & Reflexology


If you are a woman 40 or above, or in fact even in your 30s, this will interest you as this syndrome starts to surface. It is a sensitive and an uncomfortable topic but we must understand it will happen to most of us and seek adequate advice to improve it.


Do you experience vaginal dryness?


If so, it is really called Genitourinary Syndrome of Menopause (GSM). All genital and urinary symptoms from menopause get worse gradually, as the bladder, the urethra and the vagina have a lot of estrogen and testosterone, hormonal receptors. And when our bodies don’t produce those hormones, the system breaks down and this is when genital and urinary symptoms surface.


Frequent symptoms of GSM to look out for:

  • Little vagina dryness

  • Pain during sex, worsening orgasm

  • Genital or urinary itching, burning, irritation, rawness, leakage

But the worst that kills women is recurrent urinary tract infections (UTIs). It causes 7 million visits and hospitalization annually and 25% of all infections in older people. Effective treatment (since 1970) low dose of vaginal hormones, which can prevent UTIs by 50%. It is safe and effective for all in pre- and post-menopause. Treatments include: vaginal estrogen inserts and creams, Vaginal dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA), low-dose vaginal estrogen rings and an oral pill called Ospemifene (Osphena).


The above information is a short summary from Dr Rachel Rubin, a board-certified urologist commentary on Medscape, in more details: https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/996829?ecd=a2a&form=fpf


And let’s not forget the best complementary treatment reflexology is very effective in supporting physical and emotional symptoms of menopause. Reflexology helps to regulate the peripheral nervous system simulating the pituitary gland, the hypothalamus and the thymus reflex points. The female body is going through a stressful transformation, where reflexology balances those hormones and helps to relieve stress and tension that comes with the side effects.



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Klara

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