By Tara Bahrampour When the Food and Drug Administration approved Viagra in 1998 to treat erectile dysfunction, it changed the sexual landscape for older men, adding decades to their vitality. Meanwhile, older women with sexual problems brought on by aging were left out in the cold with few places to turn besides hormone therapy, which isn’t [...]
Written by : SARA COUGHLIN The very first intravaginal laser treatment has been approved by the FDA, and, at first glance, those three words — "intravaginal laser treatment" — sound a lot like what might happen during an alien abduction. But, this is, in fact, beyond promising news for women suffering from vaginal atrophy. Usually brought [...]
What is Menopause Menopause is the moment in time in every woman’s life when her menstrual periods stop and she is no longer fertile. Technically, a woman officially reaches menopause when she has not had a period for 12 consecutive months. All the physical and emotional changes a woman experiences leading up to menopause are part of a transition [...]
By Dana Dovey for the Medical Daily Vaginal atrophy, also known as atrophic vaginitis, is an uncomfortable condition that many women suffer from in silence. For those who find current treatment options for this condition to be ineffective, the FDA recently approved a new procedure to combat this problem, only it’s not for the faint [...]
