Change of term for vulvovaginal atrophy
3rd September 2014
International women’s health specialists have agreed to replace the term vulvovaginal atrophy with the term genitourinary syndrome of menopause (GSM).
They believe this is a more medically accurate, all-encompassing, and publicly acceptable way of describing the genitourinary tract symptoms related to menopause, according to an article in the Journal of Sexual Medicine.
The move follows a 2013 consensus conference organised by the