INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF NOVEL RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT International Peer Reviewed & Refereed Journals, Open Access Journal ISSN Approved Journal No: 2456-4184 | Impact factor: 8.76 | ESTD Year: 2016
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Older women constitute the fastest growing segment of Indian population. Geriatric gynaecology deals with gynaecological pathologies encountered in postmenopausal women aged 65 years and above. The unique features of geriatric illness are chronicity and heterogeneity, greater severity and slow or sometimes no recovery. Postmenopausal phase is important and primary care physicians should be aware of common gynecologic concerns and the potential impact of these on the function and quality of life of older women. The most common gynecologic problems encountered in elderly women are vulvovaginal atrophy, Pelvic organ prolapse, Postmenopausal bleeding and alterations in bladder function. According to a study done by Parihar BC et al., the most common Gynaecological disorder was uterovaginal prolapse (28.4%) followed by malignant disorders of genital tract (26.6%), urogenital infections (25.5%) and benign disorders of genital tract (17.7%). Breast carcinoma is also common in this age group.
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Vulvovaginal atrophy, pelvic organ prolapse, postmenopausal bleeding, urogenital infections, breast carcinoma.
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"GYNAECOLOGICAL DISORDERS IN GERIATRIC WOMEN", International Journal of Novel Research and Development (www.ijnrd.org), ISSN:2456-4184, Vol.8, Issue 7, page no.d89-d92, July-2023, Available :http://www.ijnrd.org/papers/IJNRD2307311.pdf
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