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VAGINAL DRYNESS [5 records]

Record 1 2026-03-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Non-Surgical Treatment
  • Hormones
CONT

Local hormone therapy : Local therapy means you apply the product to a specific area. An example of a local therapy is a vaginal cream, ring or tablet(tablets melt inside your vagina). This is especially helpful when your main symptom is vaginal dryness. Local therapy tends to come in a much lower dosage.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Traitements non chirurgicaux
  • Hormones
CONT

Traitement hormonal local. L'application d'œstrogènes à petites doses, par voie vaginale, a pour but de soulager les symptômes liés à la sécheresse vaginale et à l'amincissement des muqueuses.

Spanish

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Record 2 2025-11-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Hormones
  • Non-Surgical Treatment
DEF

A mixture of estrogen hormones used to treat symptoms of menopause such as hot flashes and vaginal dryness, burning, and irritation.

Key term(s)
  • conjugated oestrogen

French

Domaine(s)
  • Hormones
  • Traitements non chirurgicaux
DEF

Composé d'estrogènes, principalement d'estrone et d'équiline, extraits exclusivement de sources naturelles.

OBS

Les estrogènes conjugués sont employés pour soulager les symptômes ménopausiques et traiter l'hypogonadisme ou les hémorragies vaginales imputables à un déséquilibre hormonal.

Key term(s)
  • œstrogène conjugué

Spanish

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Record 3 2025-11-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Non-Surgical Treatment
  • Hormones
CONT

Estrogen therapy is a form of hormone replacement therapy used to manage symptoms associated with menopause, including vasomotor symptoms such as hot flashes and genitourinary syndrome of menopause, which encompasses vaginal dryness and dyspareunia.... Estrogen therapy is administered alone in patients who have undergone hysterectomy, whereas patients with an intact uterus require combined estrogen-progestin therapy to prevent estrogen-induced endometrial hyperplasia.

Key term(s)
  • oestrogen therapy
  • oestrogen replacement therapy

French

Domaine(s)
  • Traitements non chirurgicaux
  • Hormones
CONT

On prescrit presque toujours aux femmes qui ont un utérus de l'œstrogène et de la progestérone. Pris seul, l'œstrogène augmente considérablement les risques de cancer de l'utérus; il semble, selon les études cliniques, que la progestérone neutralise ce risque. Les femmes qui ont subi une ablation de l'utérus peuvent prendre de l'œstrogène seul; on parle alors «d'œstrogénothérapie».

Key term(s)
  • estrogénothérapie
  • thérapie aux estrogènes

Spanish

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Record 4 2025-11-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Hormones
  • Biochemistry
DEF

A form of estrogen that may have fewer side effects than other forms.

OBS

Esterified estrogens are used to treat some types of cancer, including prostate cancer. They are also used to treat the symptoms of menopause,(such as hot flashes, vaginal dryness, or heavy and painful bleeding) and osteoporosis(loss of bone mass).

Key term(s)
  • esterified oestrogen

French

Domaine(s)
  • Hormones
  • Biochimie
CONT

Les œstrogènes estérifiés sont des hormones qui s'utilisent pour prendre en charge les symptômes de la ménopause comme les saignements utérins anormaux, les bouffées de chaleur, la transpiration et les frissons. Elles agissent en remplaçant l'œstrogène que le corps ne produit plus.

Spanish

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Record 5 2025-09-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Symptoms (Medicine)
  • The Genitals
CONT

Vaginal dryness occurs when the vagina doesn’t make the normal amount of moisture or lubrication.... Cancer treatments like surgery, chemotherapy or radiation therapy can cause a woman to go into menopause. One symptom of menopause is vaginal dryness.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Symptômes (Médecine)
  • Organes génitaux
CONT

La sécheresse vaginale apparaît lorsque le vagin ne produit pas la quantité habituelle d'humidité (lubrification). [...] Des traitements du cancer comme la chirurgie, la chimiothérapie et la radiothérapie peuvent déclencher la ménopause chez la femme. L'un des symptômes de la ménopause est la sécheresse vaginale.

Spanish

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