CO2 Laser Therapy does not improve Genitourinary Syndrome of Menopause,finds study
In a recent study report, researchers have suggested no improvement in Genitourinary Syndrome of Menopause with CO2 Laser Therapy. The results have been published in The Journal of Sexual Medicine.
Despite some prospective case series showing effectiveness of vaginal laser to treat genitourinary syndrome of menopause (GSM), there is a paucity of placebo-controlled level one evidence.
With this background, researchers undertook the current study to assess the effect of fractional carbon dioxide (CO2) laser therapy to treat GSM against a sham comparator.
As for the study design, the research team conducted a parallel, randomized, double-blind, sham-controlled trial to compare menopausal women treated with fractional CO2 laser against sham treatment for improvement in GSM-related dyspareunia. Three treatments were given 6 weeks apart, and participants attended a 6-month visit from study start for primary (proportion improved) and secondary (vaginal health index, VHI; visual analogue scale, VAS; modified global assessment, PGI-I; Female Sexual Function Index, FSFI; Day-to-Day Impact of Vaginal Aging, DIVA; Urinary Distress Inventory short-form, UDI-6) assessments.
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