Annually, about 2 million US women enter menopause, which marks the beginning of a new stage of life. It’s great to bid farewell to periods, but the side effects of menopause often cast a wide net, especially when it comes to your vaginal health.
In fact, at least half of postmenopausal women encounter vaginal symptoms, such as dryness and pain during intercourse due to thinning tissues.
As experts in tissue health, the team at Orange Coast Dermatology is answering the call with our cutting-edge vaginal rejuvenation laser system called V-Lase®.
Here, we look at how we can restore your vaginal health and your sex life through vaginal rejuvenation.
Let’s first start with why menopause has such a big impact on your vaginal health. When you pass through menopause, your ovaries shut down and cease to produce estrogen hormones. These hormones are not only essential for ovulation, they also task themselves with making sure that your vaginal tissues are healthy and well-lubricated.
So, when women lose a large majority of their reproductive hormones after menopause, vaginal health can suffer. It used to be called vaginal atrophy, but that term is outdated. We prefer the term genitourinary syndrome of menopause (GSM) , which encompasses all the side effects of this hormonal transition, such as:
As you can see by this list (or through your own experiences), GSM can have a fairly large and negative impact on your sex life.
Sadly, too many women suffer in silence when it comes to the side effects of menopause, and we want to change that. Solutions like vaginal rejuvenation and hormone therapies are available, and they can go a long way toward restoring your quality of life.
When it comes to vaginal rejuvenation technologies, we did our homework and settled on the V-Lase system, which is a noninvasive (non-ablative) laser technology that’s designed to address GSM.
In more detail, with V-Lase, we deliver mild and controlled heat energy into your vaginal tissues. When your vaginal tissues absorb this therapeutic heat, it stimulates a reaction that leads to:
And the best part? There’s no downtime after your V-Lase treatments, which means you can get back to your busy schedule.
As for results, these take a little time as your vaginal tissues rebuild, cell by cell, but you should realize gradual improvements over the course of two to three months.
If you’d like to explore whether V-Lase is right for your vaginal rejuvenation goals, we invite you to contact one of our offices in Rancho Santa Margarita, Orange, or Mission Viejo, California, today to schedule an appointment.
