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Nonsurgical Solutions for Vaginal Health: Exploring the O-Shot and MonaLisa Laser Therapy
As your body goes through changes, your vaginal health can be affected. Common vaginal health issues that women experience include vaginal dryness, thinning of vaginal walls, pain with sex, and urinary incontinence.
About half of all menopausal women report vaginal dryness, but younger women experience it, too. According to the Cleveland Clinic, 17% of women, ages 18-50, also have issues with vaginal dryness during sex.
While many women experience vaginal dryness and pain with sex, most are too embarrassed to talk to their doctors about it – with 90% of women not seeking treatment for these common symptoms, according to Harvard Health. At Female Health Associates of North Texas, board-certified UROGYN Jeffrey M. Hantes, MD, offers effective nonsurgical treatments such as MonaLisa Laser Therapy and the O-Shot to boost your vaginal health and sex life.
What causes vaginal health issues?
As women transition to menopause, their hormones fluctuate. In post-menopause, estrogen levels settle at a lower level. Both decreases in estrogen and fluctuations can lead to dry, thinning vaginal walls.
While menopause is the most common reason for vaginal dryness, other conditions can lead to vaginal issues as well. They include:
- Breastfeeding
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Hormonal birth control, such as the pill
- Chemotherapy
- Diabetes
- Hysterectomy
Fortunately, you can address these health conditions and concerns so you don’t have to suffer through painful sex.
How MonaLisa Laser Therapy help boost your sexual health
MonaLisa Laser Therapy is a noninvasive laser vaginal rejuvenation treatment. It’s a painless procedure with no downtime that helps stimulate your vaginal tissues to generate collagen and elastin.
This gentle laser treatment uses CO2 laser energy to improve tissue strength and boost the blood supply in your vaginal walls. With more collagen, blood supply, and elastin, your vaginal walls become less thin and dry, and sex is no longer painful. Additionally, Mona Lisa Laser Therapy can help with vaginal atrophy and mild incontinence.
How the O-Shot can help relieve vaginal health symptoms
The Orgasm Shot ®, or O-Shot, is a nonsurgical procedure that not only improves vaginal dryness and minimizes urinary incontinence but can also enhance orgasms. The O-Shot uses blood-derived growth factors in platelet-rich plasma (PRP) from your own blood to stimulate new blood vessels and nerves in your vagina.
During an O-Shot procedure, Dr. Hantes applies a numbing agent to keep you comfortable while he injects PRP into your clitoris and G-spot, or erogenous zone. The PRP in the O-Shot helps your body stimulate the growth of new cells and also sends more blood to the area to improve vaginal health.
If you’re interested in learning more about how MonaLisa Laser Therapy and the O-Shot can help reduce vaginal dryness and pain with sex, make an appointment with Dr. Hantes to find out if you’re a candidate for one of our vaginal rejuvenation procedures. Call or schedule a consultation online today.