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laser therapy helps
ease conditions
If you’ve ever experienced painful
intercourse since menopause or A patient who recently finished the latest medicine and technology in
vaginal dryness, you’re not alone. treatments said she was impressed by the field of pelvic medicine,” Lucente
As much as half of all the results. “I just finished my treatment says. “We want women who have
postmenopausal women develop these at the institute. It was really remarkable. been suffering in silence due to any
changes, according to Dr. Vincent R. I had no pain or discomfort and the kind of a pelvic health condition,
Lucente of the Institute for Female Pelvic results have been wonderful.” especially incontinence, to know
Medicine & Reconstructive Surgery. that there are solutions out there —
A common treatment for these A typical course of treatment is three, many of which are non-invasive or
conditions is an estrogen cream, in-office procedures over 18 weeks. Each minimally invasive procedures.”
but some women may find the use procedure takes only five minutes with
of a cream messy and burdensome. no anesthesia or down time. Thousands
However, a new laser therapy can be of women have been successfully treated
used as an effective alternative that since 2012. In both European and US
requires no down time for the patient. clinical trials, women reported symptom
Called the MonaLisa Touch, the laser relief after the very first treatment
therapy delivers gentle laser energy to vaginal and even greater improvement after
wall tissue to increase collagen and elasticity treatments two and three.
in a similar way to an estrogen cream.
“The Institute for Female Pelvic
Medicine & Reconstructive Surgery is
always on the cutting edge of the

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