The use of pulsed CO2 lasers for the treatment of vulvovaginal atrophy

Current Opinion in Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 27, Issue 6, 2015, Pages 504-508

  Stefano, Salvatore ^a   Stavros, Athanasiou ^b   Massimo, Candiani ^a  

^a VITA SALUTE SAN RAFFAELE UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

Author keywords

Dyspareunia; Pulsed CO2 laser; Quality of life; Sexual function; Vaginal dryness; Vulvovaginal atrophy

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE LASER; CLINICAL STUDY; EX VIVO STUDY; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE SEXUAL FUNCTION INDEX; HUMAN; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; REVIEW; SEXUAL FUNCTION; SHORT FORM 12; VAGINA ATROPHY; VAGINA EPITHELIUM; VAGINAL DRYNESS; ATROPHY; COMPLICATION; DYSPAREUNIA; FEMALE; GAS LASER; PATHOLOGY; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SURGERY; THERAPEUTIC USE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VAGINA; VAGINAL DISEASES; VULVA; VULVAR DISEASES;

ATROPHY; DYSPAREUNIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; LASERS, GAS; OBSERVATIONAL STUDIES AS TOPIC; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VAGINA; VAGINAL DISEASES; VULVA; VULVAR DISEASES;

EID: 84947127164     PISSN: 1040872X     EISSN: 1473656X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/GCO.0000000000000230     Document Type: Review

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