Efficacy of CO 2 laser treatment in postmenopausal women with vulvovaginal atrophy: A meta‐analysis

Autor: Yujiao Cao, Yu Zhou, Fengyong Li, Qiang Li, Meichen Liu, Senkai Li
Rok vydání: 2021
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Zdroj: International Journal of Gynecology & Obstetrics. 158:241-251
ISSN: 1879-3479
0020-7292
DOI: 10.1002/ijgo.13973
Popis: OBJECTIVE To explore the efficacy of CO2 laser treatment in postmenopausal women with vulvovaginal atrophy. METHOD PubMed, Embase, Cochrane Library and Web of Science were searched to June 9, 2020. Prospective studies on the efficacy of CO2 laser treatment were included. Two researchers independently reviewed articles and extracted data. Heterogeneity test was conducted for each outcome indicator. Sensitivity analysis was performed in all models. RESULTS Twelve articles including 459 participants were enrolled. Compared with baseline, vaginal health indeices (VHIs) were significantly higher at the 1-, 3-, 6-, and 12-month follow ups (P
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