Menopause, a natural phase in a woman’s life, brings about various physiological changes, one of which is vaginal atrophy. This condition, characterized by a thinning and inflammation of vaginal tissues, can lead to discomfort and reduced quality of life for many women. However, a recent article in The New York Times highlights a groundbreaking study […]
Menopause is a natural biological process that marks the end of a woman’s reproductive years. However, it is not without its challenges. One of the most common and distressing issues experienced by menopausal women is a range of vulvovaginal symptoms that can significantly impact their daily life. These symptoms, which include dryness, itching, pain during […]
We’ve just passed our 3rd anniversary of having the revolutionary MonaLisa Touch CO2 laser in our office. The Genitourinary Syndrome of Menopause (GSM) is a term recently developed by experts in gynecologic health and sexual function to describe the symptoms specific to the vulva, vagina and bladder that result from menopause and some cancer […]
Is your MLT appt coming up? Here are some helpful tips before and after your procedure. You should have received our handout by now, if not, email Shar for a copy. The MonaLisa Touch device is changing lives as it treats the common symptoms of the Genitourinary Syndrome of Menopause (GSM) including vaginal dryness, painful […]
“Like Sandpaper”. Not usually a comment I hear at the hospital, I turned my head to see what the nurses were discussing. I could not believe it, they were discussing their vaginas. The conversation was between a few peri- and post-menopausal nurses complaining about the state of their vaginas, using words like “sandpaper”, “the desert” […]
Baggish Michael S.. Journal of Gynecologic Surgery. December 2016, 32(6): 309-317. doi:10.1089/gyn.2016.0099. Published in Volume: 32 Issue 6: December 1, 2016Online Ahead of Print: November 21, 2016 ABSTRACT Objectives: The aim of this research was to assess the efficacy of fractional CO2 laser energy for treating vaginal atrophy and lichen sclerosus. Materials and Methods: […]
CO2 Fractional Laser treatments for vulvo-vaginal atrophy (VVA), genitourinary syndrome of menopause (GSM), or the vaginal dryness that comes with menopause and also for stress urinary incontinence (SUI) continues to have remarkable results. Several new studies have been published establishing the MonaLisa Touch treatment modality as both safe (rare, if any harms reported) and […]
Gambacciani M1, Palacios S2. Author information Abstract Laser therapy has a therapeutic role in various medical conditions and most recently has gained interest as a non-hormonal treatment for genitourinary syndrome of menopause (GSM) and as a non-invasive option for stress urinary incontinence (SUI). Several therapies are available to alleviate GSM symptoms, including hormonal and […]
Behnia-Willison F1, Sarraf S2, Miller J3, Mohamadi B4, Care AS5, Lam A6, Willison N7, Behnia L8, Salvatore S9. Author information Abstract OBJECTIVES: To evaluate the safety and long-term efficacy of fractional CO2 laser treatment in reducing the severity of symptoms of genitourinary syndrome of menopause (GSM) in menopausal women. STUDY DESIGN: 102 women […]
Filippini M1, Del Duca E2, Negosanti F3,4, Bonciani D5, Negosanti L6, Sannino M4, Cannarozzo G4, Nisticò SP4,7. Author information Abstract BACKGROUND: The CO2 laser has become the gold standard treatment in dermatologic surgery for the treatment of a large number of skin and mucosal lesions. The introduction of the fractional micro-ablative technology represented […]