Martin A. Garcia, MD

I am a 53-year-old mother of three grown children. I was diagnosed in 2013 with Sjogren’s Syndrome, which is an autoimmune disorder in which your immune system mistakenly attacks your body’s own cells and tissues. Sjogren’s attacks and destroys all moisture-producing glands including the moisture within the vagina. I started experiencing terrible dryness, vaginal atrophy and painful intercourse. It really affected me in a detrimental way. I always had the feeling of pressure and

I am 50 years old and as a result of menopause I have experienced vaginal dryness and general laxity. I had the Thermiva treatment and could not be happier with the results. Dr. Garcia conducted an examination and spoke to me in depth about all of my options before recommending what he thought would provide me with the best result. I completed the three treatment procedure at the end of September 2017 and the results have been very satisfying. I have enjoyed intercourse much more!

I had the procedure done yesterday. If they say you will experience "discomfort"- laugh. It is truly painful. At one point, I told them that this procedure would be a good replacement for water-boarding. lol. In all seriousness, they could not have been nicer and my technician was very sweet. The first half of the procedure was tolerable. Felt like little zips and an occasional shock. But then the second half, she increased the zapper (I don't know the technical name)