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Thank You Very Much, MonaLisa Touch!
I wish I had known sooner about the MonaLisa Touch treatment. It wasn’t until I was 61 years old that I had finally reached a tipping point with one the problems I experienced as a result of menopause — thinning/drying of the vaginal lining. As this condition got worse over the years (menopause began at 49 yrs of age), so did the problems associated with it:
No lubrication of any kind
Painful intercourse, often resulting in bleeding caused by the friction
Very low PH of the vaginal lining (have yours checked)
Frequent urinary tract infections
Eventually, fear of intercourse because of the pain and frequent UTIs associated with it
I tried the lubricants, and although they helped somewhat with the dryness, the fact that my vaginal lining was so atrophied I continued to have many of the above problems. I didn’t want to take hormone replacement, so my research led me to the MonaLisa Touch treatment as another option to look into. I am so glad it did, and that there was a fantastic doc in the Portland area who was experienced and knowledgeable about the procedure... Dr. Nancy Salisbury, also known as Dr. N-GYN. She offers many gynological procedures to correct a number of female problems. I would highly recommend looking her up, especially on YouTube. She has a few videos explaining her services.
She’s very easy to talk to, and you should feel comfortable talking with her about your own unique concerns. I realize that some women find it difficult to talk about these things. I would urge you to find a way to feel comfortable with it this one time, as it is so important to helping you find a solution to a very real and often painful problem.
The best testimony I can offer is this. I have been with my loving husband/best friend for 38 years. My vaginal dryness problem was straining that relationship, and all off those issues listed above were turning me off of wanting to be intimate with my husband. How sad is that?! The MonaLisa Touch treatment has completely turned my love life back around, and we now feel closer than we have in years.
You can/should do your own research into the MLT to answer all your questions. But basically here is the way it works... it is done in three sessions over a few months. Many tiny laser beams cause damage to the tissue, which causes the tissue to then heal and regenerate itself. Simple as that. The treatments are done in a docs office, same set-up as when you have your regular Pap test. It takes just a few minutes, and you are fine to walk out and continue on your day.
I just went back for my one-year follow up “maintenance” treatment, which is optional. I wasn’t having any problems, and hadn’t noticed any decline in the positive effects. I just wanted the one-year maintenance treatment to insure the good place I’m in will continue.
So, what are the positive effects? Over the years, all the docs would say the same thing when they did my vaginal exams. It looked atrophied, dry, thin lining. Oh, my God! I was that dried up old bag! Now, it looks like it did before menopause... moist, elastic, thicker, blood filled lining. And the PH test strip proves it. Plus, my body is now again able to produce the sexual lubrication my mind is telling it to. Thank you very much, MonaLisa Touch.
No lubrication of any kind
Painful intercourse, often resulting in bleeding caused by the friction
Very low PH of the vaginal lining (have yours checked)
Frequent urinary tract infections
Eventually, fear of intercourse because of the pain and frequent UTIs associated with it
I tried the lubricants, and although they helped somewhat with the dryness, the fact that my vaginal lining was so atrophied I continued to have many of the above problems. I didn’t want to take hormone replacement, so my research led me to the MonaLisa Touch treatment as another option to look into. I am so glad it did, and that there was a fantastic doc in the Portland area who was experienced and knowledgeable about the procedure... Dr. Nancy Salisbury, also known as Dr. N-GYN. She offers many gynological procedures to correct a number of female problems. I would highly recommend looking her up, especially on YouTube. She has a few videos explaining her services.
She’s very easy to talk to, and you should feel comfortable talking with her about your own unique concerns. I realize that some women find it difficult to talk about these things. I would urge you to find a way to feel comfortable with it this one time, as it is so important to helping you find a solution to a very real and often painful problem.
The best testimony I can offer is this. I have been with my loving husband/best friend for 38 years. My vaginal dryness problem was straining that relationship, and all off those issues listed above were turning me off of wanting to be intimate with my husband. How sad is that?! The MonaLisa Touch treatment has completely turned my love life back around, and we now feel closer than we have in years.
You can/should do your own research into the MLT to answer all your questions. But basically here is the way it works... it is done in three sessions over a few months. Many tiny laser beams cause damage to the tissue, which causes the tissue to then heal and regenerate itself. Simple as that. The treatments are done in a docs office, same set-up as when you have your regular Pap test. It takes just a few minutes, and you are fine to walk out and continue on your day.
I just went back for my one-year follow up “maintenance” treatment, which is optional. I wasn’t having any problems, and hadn’t noticed any decline in the positive effects. I just wanted the one-year maintenance treatment to insure the good place I’m in will continue.
So, what are the positive effects? Over the years, all the docs would say the same thing when they did my vaginal exams. It looked atrophied, dry, thin lining. Oh, my God! I was that dried up old bag! Now, it looks like it did before menopause... moist, elastic, thicker, blood filled lining. And the PH test strip proves it. Plus, my body is now again able to produce the sexual lubrication my mind is telling it to. Thank you very much, MonaLisa Touch.
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Board Certified OB-GYN
17020 Pilkington Rd., Lake Oswego, Oregon