Genitourinary syndrome of menopause: an overview of clinical manifestations, pathophysiology, etiology, evaluation, and management

J Gandhi, A Chen, G Dagur, Y Suh, N Smith… - American journal of …, 2016 - Elsevier
Genitourinary syndrome of menopause, a new term for a condition more renowned as
atrophic vaginitis, is a hypoestrogenic condition with external genital, urological, and sexual …

Current treatment options for postmenopausal vaginal atrophy

I Naumova, C Castelo-Branco - International journal of women's …, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
Vulvovaginal atrophy (VVA) is a silent epidemic that affects up to 50%–60% of
postmenopausal women who are suffering in silence from this condition. Hormonal …

Randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled clinical trial for evaluating the efficacy of fractional CO2 laser compared with topical estriol in the treatment of vaginal …

VL Cruz, ML Steiner, LM Pompei, R Strufaldi… - Menopause, 2018 - journals.lww.com
Objective: The aim of the study was to evaluate efficacy of fractional CO 2 vaginal laser
treatment (Laser, L) and compare it to local estrogen therapy (Estriol, E) and the combination …

A randomized clinical trial comparing vaginal laser therapy to vaginal estrogen therapy in women with genitourinary syndrome of menopause: The VeLVET Trial

MFR Paraiso, CA Ferrando, ER Sokol, CR Rardin… - Menopause, 2020 - journals.lww.com
Objective: The aim of the study was to compare 6-month efficacy and safety for treatment of
vaginal dryness/genitourinary syndrome of menopause in women undergoing fractionated …

An International Urogynecological Association (IUGA)/International Continence Society (ICS) joint report on the terminology for the assessment of sexual health of …

RG Rogers, RN Pauls, R Thakar, M Morin… - International …, 2018 - Springer
Introduction and hypothesis The terminology in current use for sexual function and
dysfunction in women with pelvic floor disorders lacks uniformity, which leads to uncertainty …

Histological study on the effects of microablative fractional CO2 laser on atrophic vaginal tissue: an ex vivo study

S Salvatore, ULR Maggiore, S Athanasiou… - Menopause, 2015 - journals.lww.com
Objective Microablative fractional CO 2 laser has been proven to determine tissue
remodeling with neoformation of collagen and elastic fibers on atrophic skin. The aim of our …

CO2-laser therapy and genitourinary syndrome of menopause: a systematic review and meta-analysis

M Filippini, I Porcari, AF Ruffolo… - The journal of sexual …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Background Genitourinary syndrome of menopause (GSM) is a widespread condition with a
great impact on quality of life and self-image. Aim We aimed to systematically review the …

Laser therapy for the restoration of vaginal function

M Gambacciani, S Palacios - Maturitas, 2017 - Elsevier
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 …

Long-term effects of vaginal erbium laser in the treatment of genitourinary syndrome of menopause

M Gambacciani, M Levancini, E Russo, L Vacca… - …, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
Objectives: To evaluate the long-term efficacy of a second generation of vaginal laser
treatment, the vaginal erbium laser, as a non-ablative photothermal therapy for the …

An assessment of the safety and efficacy of a fractional CO2 laser system for the treatment of vulvovaginal atrophy

ER Sokol, MM Karram - Menopause, 2016 - journals.lww.com
Objectives: The aim of the study was to assess the safety and efficacy of a novel fractional
CO 2 laser for the treatment of genitourinary syndrome of menopause (GSM). Methods …