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Vulvovaginal Candidiasis in Postmenopausal Women

Gayle Fischer, Jennifer Bradford

Journal of Lower Genital Tract Disease · 2011 · 73 citations · 15 references

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Abstract

: Postmenopausal women taking HRT are significantly more prone to develop VVC than women who are not and those with VVC are likely to have been susceptible to it before menopause.

References

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Paul L. Fidel, Melissa M. Barousse, Terri Espinosa et al. · Infection and Immunity · 2004 · 243 citations · Full text

Recurrent Vulvovaginal Candidiasis

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Paul L. Fidel, Jessica Cutright, Chad Steele · Infection and Immunity · 2000 · 198 citations · Full text

Vaginal Microflora in Postmenopausal Women Who Have Not Received Estrogen Replacement Therapy

Sharon L. Hillier, R. Jane Lau · Clinical Infectious Diseases · 1997 · 164 citations

Expression of estrogen receptor isoforms α and β messenger RNA in vaginal tissue of premenopausal and postmenopausal women

John B. Gebhart, David J. Rickard, Thomas J. Barrett et al. · American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology · 2001 · 122 citations

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