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01-10-2017 | Editorial

Laser treatment in urogynaecology and the myth of the scientific evidence

Authors: G. Alessandro Digesu, Steven Swift

Published in: International Urogynecology Journal | Issue 10/2017

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In 2015, we published an editorial in the International Urogynecology Journal on laser vaginal rejuvenation [1]. We questioned the literature and science behind the popular and trendy claims that laser vaginal treatment improved stress urinary incontinence and certain aspects of vaginal atrophy/sexual function, as they had not yet been substantiated by a significant body of evidence. …

Singh A, Swift S, Khullar V, Digesu GA. Laser vaginal rejuvenation: not ready for prime time. Int Urogynecol J. 2015;26(2):163–4. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00192-014-2588-2.CrossRefPubMed

Arunkalaivanan A, Kaur H, Onuma O. Laser therapy as a treatment modality for genitourinary syndrome of menopause: a critical appraisal of evidence. Int Urogynecol J. 2017;28(5):681–5. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00192-017-3282-y.CrossRefPubMed

Pergialiotis V, Prodromidou A, Perrea DN, Doumouchtsis SK. A systematic review on vaginal laser therapy for treating stress urinary incontinence: do we have enough evidence? Int Urogynecol J. 2017. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00192-017-34.

Title: Laser treatment in urogynaecology and the myth of the scientific evidence
Authors: G. Alessandro Digesu
Steven Swift
Publication date: 01-10-2017
Publisher: Springer London
Published in: International Urogynecology Journal / Issue 10/2017
Print ISSN: 0937-3462
Electronic ISSN: 1433-3023
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00192-017-3458-5

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