Vaginal and Urinary Changes After Menopause

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What this topic covers

This topic covers vaginal and urinary changes after menopause, which the medical literature calls genitourinary syndrome of menopause. These are hard subjects to raise at a visit, so the guides focus on preparation: what to write down beforehand and what to ask. For background on the years before menopause, see the Menopause Society's patient page on perimenopause.

Guides in this topic

Read them in order, or start with the one that matches your question.

Sexual Health Changes at Menopause: how to prepare to talk about sexual health at a visit.
Nonhormonal Relief for Vaginal Dryness: what to ask about options that do not involve hormones.

Before the visit, write it down

Before the visit, write down what has changed, when you first noticed it, and what you have already tried. The Office on Women's Health menopause basics page is a second source to read alongside the guides. This hub points you to preparation steps, and what your symptoms mean is a question for your clinician.