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Ospemifene for the treatment of dyspareunia associated with vulvar and vaginal atrophy: potential benefits in bone and breast

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Title
Ospemifene for the treatment of dyspareunia associated with vulvar and vaginal atrophy: potential benefits in bone and breast
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International Journal of Women's Health, September 2013
DOI 10.2147/ijwh.s39146
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Authors

Lin H Soe, Gregory T Wurz, Chiao-Jung Kao, Michael W DeGregorio

Abstract

Ospemifene is a selective estrogen receptor modulator (SERM), or estrogen receptor agonist/antagonist, that was recently approved by the US Food and Drug Administration for the treatment of dyspareunia associated with vulvar and vaginal atrophy, a chronic condition that affects up to 60% of postmenopausal women. Ospemifene is the first and only nonestrogen compound approved for this indication. Compared with other approved SERMs, such as tamoxifen, toremifene, bazedoxifene, and raloxifene, the estrogen-like effects of ospemifene in the vaginal epithelium are unique. This review first discusses the rationale for developing ospemifene, including its mechanism of action, and then focuses on the clinical development of ospemifene for the treatment of dyspareunia associated with vulvar and vaginal atrophy. Included are discussions of the effects of ospemifene on the endometrium, serum lipids, coagulation markers, bone, and breast cancer. In conclusion, ospemifene is a SERM with a unique estrogen agonist/antagonist tissue profile that was recently approved in the US for the treatment of dyspareunia associated with vulvar and vaginal atrophy in postmenopausal women. Ospemifene warrants further clinical investigation for the treatment and prevention of osteoporosis and breast cancer.

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Unknown 31 100%

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Readers by professional status Count As %
Student > Master 5 16%
Professor > Associate Professor 4 13%
Student > Bachelor 3 10%
Other 3 10%
Professor 2 6%
Other 5 16%
Unknown 9 29%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Medicine and Dentistry 12 39%
Nursing and Health Professions 5 16%
Psychology 2 6%
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology 1 3%
Business, Management and Accounting 1 3%
Other 1 3%
Unknown 9 29%
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#17,699,064
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#576
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#23
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