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Estrogen deficiency causes atrophic changes of the urethra and bladder in a very high percentage of post-menopausal women. The consequences are atrophic cystitis, urethritis, ectropion urethrae, kolpitis, bacterial and fungal infections, loss of tonus of the bladder and urinary incontinence.
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Rauramo, L., Kopera, H. (1976). Non-genital Target Tissues of Estrogens. In: van Keep, P.A., Greenblatt, R.B., Albeaux-Fernet, M. (eds) Consensus on Menopause Research. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-7179-3_8
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