title: Managing postmenopausal cystitis.
abstract: Cystitis caused by prolonged estrogen deprivation may be grossly underreported. This may be why many advocates of hormone replacement therapy focus on its cardiovascular and skeletal benefits while ignoring the bladder and urethra.
authors.affiliation: Department of Urogynecology, King's College Hospital, London, England.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Hextall
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Cardozo
mesh_terms: D001284:Atrophy; D003556:Cystitis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D015914:Estrogen Replacement Therapy; D004967:Estrogens / Q000378:metabolism; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D017698:Postmenopause / Q000378:metabolism; D012008:Recurrence; D016482:Urinalysis; D014552:Urinary Tract Infections / Q000188:drug therapy; D014566:Urogenital System / Q000473:pathology
chemical_list: D004967:Estrogens