What Is Vaginal Atrophy?
Vaginal atrophy is a change in the cells of the vaginal lining, according to nurse practitioner and Sharecare board member Patricia Geraghty. In this video, she explains why many women experience vaginal atrophy during menopause.
Transcript
Vaginal atrophy are the changes that occur in the cells of the vaginal wall, primarily in response to decreased estrogen. So when does
that happen? It happens with menopause. Now we're constantly making new cells throughout our body. We keep repairing ourselves, replacing
ourselves. And when our estrogen levels are low with menopause, after menopause, the cells that grow without the estrogen are thinner
they don't mature as well. So the effect we see from those thinner immature cells, if the walls of the vagina are thin, they are
pale, the elasticity, stretchiness disappears. There can be a sensation
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