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Article: Gynecologist's Advice On Combating The Dryness That Comes With Menopause
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- PR Newswire
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- September 24, 1996
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WHITE PLAINS, N.Y., Sept. 24 /PRNewswire/ -- "Menopause is the point in every woman's life when the ovaries stop producing estrogen," says Dr. Adelaide Nardone, Ob/Gyn at the Women's Medical Associates of Westchester and consultant to Combe Incorporated, makers of Vagisil(TM) Intimate Moisturizer. "This lack of estrogen causes vaginal dryness in millions of women," explains Dr. Nardone.
Vaginal dryness occurs, she adds, because the tissues of the area become thin and stretched, and the vulva becomes parched. It is the second most common complaint of menopausal women after hot flashes.
And while millions of menopausal women experience vaginal dryness, they are ...