SEXUAL/PHYSICAL WELLNESS • Viveve
In her mid-40s, Rebecca noticed she would sometimes “dribble” urine in her underwear if she coughed or sneezed when her bladder needed emptying. As she neared her 50th birthday, the unexpected dribbling began occurring more frequently, even after she went to the bathroom. Rebecca realized this mild incontinence probably had something to do with aging, having two children, and menopause. She didn’t worry too much about it but sometimes wore panty liners while at work to cope with minor “accidents”.
During this time, Rebecca also experienced classic symptoms of menopause–hot flashes, night sweats, fatigue, insomnia, and mood changes. She had read about the potential dangers of hormone replacement therapy involving increased risks of breast cancer, stroke, or heart attack and decided against it. Instead, she relied on natural supplements to help reduce signs of menopause.
Several years ago, Rebecca’s two children had gone to college and moved out of the home. Since then, she and her husband of 29 years enjoyed a more frequent, spontaneous sex life, especially since they didn’t have to worry about birth control anymore. But, along with her incontinence issues, Rebecca started having problems with sexual intercourse, such as painful intercourse due to dryness, lack of pleasurable sensations during intercourse, and feeling like her vaginal tissues weren’t as firm as they used to be. Her husband told her not to worry about it, but she did worry about it. What was happening to her body?
Loss of Estrogen and Genitourinary Syndrome
Most women stop having periods and enter menopause between the ages of 48 and 52. Prior to menopause, women go through a “pre-menopause” stage called perimenopause. Indicative of perimenopause is the gradual but steady drop in estrogen as the ovaries begin shutting down. Decreasing estrogen production causes vaginal tissues to become drier, less elastic, and thinner. In addition, pelvic muscles begin losing their strength and firmness, which is the primary cause of incontinence in menopausal women.1
The genitourinary syndrome is caused by low levels of estrogen and progesterone attributed to menopause. Symptoms of this condition include:2
- Vaginal dryness/burning/itching
- Vaginal discharge
- More frequent or urgent urination
- Recurring urinary tract infections
- Incontinence
- Light, spotty bleeding following intercourse
- Lack of adequate vaginal lubrication during intercourse
When left untreated, the genitourinary syndrome may lead to vaginal infections and severe burning sensations while urinating in some women.
Instead of opting for HRT with conjugated equine estrogens known to increase the risk of cancer and heart disease, women are choosing bioidentical hormone therapy (BHRT) to relieve symptoms of menopause and genitourinary syndrome.3
Revolutionary Viveve Treats Vaginal Laxity, Dryness, and Incontinence
When combined with BHRT provided by Renew Health & Wellness, women who undergo Viveve treatments using cryogen-cooled monopolar radiofrequency enjoy increased lubrication, tighter vaginal tissues, and greatly reduced symptoms of the genitourinary syndrome.
Viveve is a noninvasive, in-office procedure that stimulates vaginal tissues with radiofrequency energy designed to promote collagen production. In addition to significant loss of estrogen and progesterone in their 40s and 50s, women also suffer from insufficient collagen due to the ovaries producing less estrogen. Collagen is essential to skin and tissue health and requires estrogen to interact with cells to release collagen. In addition to supporting lubrication and elasticity of vaginal tissues, collagen also helps reduce the appearance of facial fine lines and wrinkles while strengthening vaginal muscles for improved sexual satisfaction.
Makers of Viveve conducted one of the largest studies regarding the efficacy of vaginal rejuvenation laser technology. They found that over 160 women reported significant improvement with vaginal lubrication, arousal, and incontinence following treatments with Viveve. Additionally, women enjoyed sustained results for one year before needing another treatment.4
Call Renew Health and Wellness to Schedule a Consultation Appointment
A Viveve treatment session takes about 30 minutes and is done completely in our office. It is a painless, comfortable procedure that allows you to talk to the doctor throughout the process. You do not need to prepare for treatment and no sedation or anesthesia is necessary.
Viveve can effectively and naturally improve vaginal laxity, dryness, and mild to moderate incontinence. Contact us today for more information.
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In her mid-40s, Rebecca noticed she would sometimes “dribble” urine in her underwear if she coughed or sneezed when her bladder needed emptying. As she neared her 50th birthday, the unexpected dribbling began occurring more frequently, even after she went to the bathroom. Rebecca realized this mild incontinence probably had something to do with aging, having two children and menopause. She didn’t worry too much about it but sometimes wore panty liners while at work to cope with minor “accidents”.
During this time, Rebecca also experienced classic symptoms of menopause–hot flashes, night sweats, fatigue, insomnia and mood changes. She had read about the potential dangers of hormone replacement therapy involving increased risks of breast cancer, stroke or heart attack and decided against it. Instead, she relied on natural supplements to help reduce signs of menopause.
Several years ago, Rebecca’s two children had gone to college and moved out of the home. Since then, she and her husband of 29 years enjoyed a more frequent, spontaneous sex life, especially since they didn’t have to worry about birth control anymore. But, along with her incontinence issues, Rebecca started having problems with sexual intercourse, such as painful intercourse due to dryness, lack of pleasurable sensations during intercourse and feeling like her vaginal tissues weren’t as firm as they used to be. Her husband told her not to worry about it, but she did worry about it. What was happening to her body?
Loss of Estrogen and Genitourinary Syndrome
Most women stop having periods and enter menopause between the ages of 48 and 52. Prior to menopause, women go through a “pre-menopause” stage called perimenopause. Indicative of perimenopause is the gradual but steady drop in estrogen as the ovaries begin shutting down. Decreasing estrogen production causes vaginal tissues to become drier, less elastic and thinner. In addition, pelvic muscles begin losing their strength and firmness, which is the primary cause of incontinence in menopausal women.1
Genitourinary syndrome is caused by low levels of estrogen and progesterone attributed to menopause. Symptoms of this condition include:2
- Vaginal dryness/burning/itching
- Vaginal discharge
- More frequent or urgent urination
- Recurring urinary tract infections
- Incontinence
- Light, spotty bleeding following intercourse
- Lack of adequate vaginal lubrication during intercourse
When left untreated, genitourinary syndrome may lead to vaginal infections and severe burning sensations while urinating in some women.
Instead of opting for HRT with conjugated equine estrogens known to increase risk of cancer and heart disease, women are choosing bioidentical hormone therapy (BHRT) to relieve symptoms of menopause and genitourinary syndrome.3
Revolutionary Viveve Treats Vaginal Laxity, Dryness and Incontinence
When combined with BHRT provided by Renew Health & Wellness, women who undergo Viveve treatments using cryogen-cooled monopolar radiofrequency enjoy increased lubrication, tighter vaginal tissues and greatly reduced symptoms of genitourinary syndrome.
Viveve is a noninvasive, in-office procedure that stimulates vaginal tissues with radiofrequency energy designed to promote collagen production. In addition to significant loss of estrogen and progesterone in their 40s and 50s, women also suffer from insufficient collagen due to the ovaries producing less estrogen. Collagen is essential to skin and tissue health and requires estrogen to interact with cells to release collagen. In addition to supporting lubrication and elasticity of vaginal tissues, collagen also helps reduce the appearance of facial fine lines and wrinkles while strengthening vaginal muscles for improves sexual satisfaction.
Makers of Viveve conducted one of the largest studies regarding efficacy of vaginal rejuvenation laser technology. They found that over 160 women reported significant improvement with vaginal lubrication, arousal and incontinence following treatments with Viveve. Additionally, women enjoyed sustained results for one year before needing another treatment.4
Call Renew Health and Wellness to Schedule a Consultation Appointment
A Viveve treatment session takes about 30 minutes and is done completely in our office. It is a painless, comfortable procedure that allows you to talk to the doctor throughout the process. You do not need to prepare for treatment and no sedation or anesthesia is necessary.
Viveve can effectively and naturally improve vaginal laxity, dryness and mild to moderate incontinence. Contact us today for more information.
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