Talking about the vagina

Sexual health in postmenopausal women€”a report of the meeting women of a certain age: the unspokensymptoms, held at the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists, London, on March 11, 2008. Amix of health-care workers of differing backgrounds came together to raise awareness among colleaguesin frank and open discussion of the sexual health issues that affect older women. This subject is not onthe agenda for many consultations with older women, but as they say, the first step is acknowledgingthe problem. Doctors need to be aware of postmenopausal genital disorders and ask patients if they areliving with any symptoms, because the patient