Executive Summary: The AUA/SUFU/AUGS Guideline on Genitourinary Syndrome of Menopause
The strategies defined in this document were derived from evidence-based and consensus-based processes. Given that there is insufficient information to recommend one hormonal therapy over another, this guideline is not meant to support a stepwise progression through different hormonal approaches. The clinician should make treatment decisions in the context of shared decision-making, considering patient goals and preferences, using the evidence of efficacy and adverse events of each possible intervention as a guide.
Authors
- A. Lenore Ackerman (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4192-7649)
- Irwin Goldstein (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4117-8361)
- Una Lee (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1128-5083)
- Tracey Wilson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0081-5034)
- O. Lenaine Westney
- M.P. Coffey (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4890-6218)
- Elisheva R. Danan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2925-8924)
- Anne Hardart (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2774-3424)
- Katherine Amin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3234-2801)
- Rachel Rubin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3621-824X)
- Gina M. Northington (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9290-2815)
- Stephanie S. Faubion (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9341-7726)
- Melissa R. Kaufman (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7302-8643)
- Giulia M. Ippolito
- Charles R. Powell
Institutions
- Westchester Medical Center (US)
- The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center (US)
- University of Miami (US)
- Emory University (US)
- University of Michigan (US)
- UCLA Health (US)
- Franciscan Health (US)
- University of Alabama at Birmingham (US)
- Rubin (NO)
- Minneapolis VA Health Care System (US)
- University of Minnesota Medical Center (US)
- Mayo Clinic in Florida (US)
- Miami Transplant Institute (US)
- Alcoholism Center for Women (US)
- Patient Advocate Foundation (US)
- Indiana University School of Medicine
- Indiana University – Purdue University Indianapolis (US)
- Vanderbilt University Medical Center (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Urogynecology
- Published
- 2025-09-24
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1097/spv.0000000000001753
- Primary Topic
- Menopause: Health Impacts and Treatments
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00