作者: MARYFRAN R. SOWERS
DOI: 10.1016/B978-012288145-9/50106-6
关键词: Vagina 、 Physiology 、 Urethral closure 、 Hormone 、 Sexual intercourse 、 Medicine 、 Vaginal wall 、 Gynecology 、 Clinical disease 、 Menopause 、 Epidemiology
摘要: Menopause is a transition period that may encompass 5–10% of the lifetime women. The menopausal portal through which women will approach one–third life span. However, it about relatively little known with regard to development processes and metabolic changes influence subsequent health status. An increase in asymptomatic bacteriuria age (75–78) has been attributed, part, expected hormonal menopause. Vaginal walls become thinner lose their ability lubricate quickly, thus rendering vagina less moist. Decreased lubrication can mechanical irritation associated sexual intercourse. It suggested facilitate invasion by uropathogens or declines urethral closure pressure make easier for perineal pathogens gain entry into bladder. lack well-characterized associations menopause chronic diseases undoubtedly due difficulty defining stages doing serum hormone sampling. Added these limitations another impediment. Chronic not be expressed within few short months menopause; therefore, temporal sequence change clinical disease expression difficult establish.