Willowbend Health & Wellness will conduct a webinar, Optimizing Your Feminine Health & Sexual Wellness in Midlife & Beyond, at 7:30pm, December 2. Phyllis Gee, M.D., explains, “Genitourinary syndrome of menopause (GSM) symptoms are very common and adversely affect women’s health and quality of life. Sometimes this begins before menopause, and often worsens without effective therapy. GSM is the current term that replaces previously used ‘vulvovaginal atrophy’ and “atrophic vaginitis’ because it encompasses all the menopause signs and symptoms associated with menopause that affect the vagina, vulva and urinary tract.” She will discuss the treatment options available.

As many as 50 to 80 percent of postmenopausal women experience GSM. Symptoms may range from dryness, itching, burning or irritation of the vulva, lack of lubrication and discomfort or pain and lack of pleasure with sexual activity, as well as increased frequency or urgency of urination, and increased risk of urinary tract infection or urine leakage. This allows a more hospitable environment for bacterial growth and increases the risk of urinary tract infection which can become life-threatening if unrecognized and untreated. 

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