IMR Press / CEOG / Volume 50 / Issue 2 / DOI: 10.31083/j.ceog5002040
Open Access Review
Treatment of Female Sexual Dysfunction Due to Dyspareunia with Solid-State Vaginal Laser and Recombinant Platelet-Derived Epidermal Growth Factors: A Viable Possibility?
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1 Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Faculty of Medicine, Granada University, 18004 Granada, Spain
2 Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, The University of Alicante, 03690 Alicante, Spain
*Correspondence: nicomendoza@telefonica.net (Nicolas Mendoza)
Clin. Exp. Obstet. Gynecol. 2023, 50(2), 40; https://doi.org/10.31083/j.ceog5002040
Submitted: 8 September 2022 | Revised: 11 November 2022 | Accepted: 17 November 2022 | Published: 8 February 2023
Copyright: © 2023 The Author(s). Published by IMR Press.
This is an open access article under the CC BY 4.0 license.
Abstract

Objective: To examine the efficacy and safety of non-pharmacological and non-ablative options (or a combination of these) for postmenopausal dyspareunia. Mechanism: Narrative review on non-pharmacological and non-ablative options (or a combination of these) for postmenopausal dyspareunia. Findings in Brief: Dyspareunia is the most bothersome symptom of the genitourinary syndrome of menopause, often complicated by decreased sexual interest and arousal. Solid-state vaginal laser (SSVL) and recombinant platelet-derived epidermal growth factors (RGFs) are new alternatives are new alternatives that improve female sexual dysfunction resulting from dyspareunia. Conclusions: SSVL is a new alternative the treatment of postmenopausal dyspareunia either alone or in combination with other alternatives with efficacy and safety similar to the classical options.

Keywords
female sexual dysfunction
genitourinary syndrome of menopause
dyspareunia
solid-state vaginal laser
epidermal growth factors
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