Genital atrophy in the elderly generally does not need to be treated if it is due to inadequate hormone levels. However, if it is caused by prostatitis, atrophic vaginitis and other diseases, it can usually be treated.
1. insufficient hormone levels: normal people with age, the body’s hormone levels will gradually decline, there may be a natural genital atrophy, generally do not need to worry too much, is a normal phenomenon, different take treatment measures.
2. prostatitis: older men genital atrophy is considered to be caused by prostatitis, patients can take treatment measures, can follow the doctor’s instructions oral levofloxacin, azithromycin, doxycycline and other antibiotics, or ibuprofen, celecoxib and other non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs.
3. Atrophic vaginitis: genital atrophy in older women may also be caused by atrophic vaginitis, which can generally take treatment. Patients can use estriol ointment externally under the guidance of the doctor, or oral tibolone and other estrogen drugs, or oral metronidazole, norfloxacin and other antibiotic drugs.
There are many causes of genital atrophy in the elderly, patients need to clarify the cause in time.