A Solution to Postmenopausal Dryness without Estrogen

PORTLAND, OR - Dr. Laurie Larsen, a Urologist at Joya Women’s Healthcare, is quick to point out what might be the most obvious statement ever, “Menopause is no fun.” However, “we're not always prepared for it and when these changes start taking place you don't know where to turn.”

Many of those postmenopausal changes she refers to include vaginal pain, vaginal dryness, painful intercourse and neurological changes with urgency. With 23 years of experience as one of the top-rated Urologists in northwest Oregon, Dr. Larsen points out, “A lot of women experiencing these symptoms think its just a part of aging. It can’t be fixed, corrected or helped. But it can.”

Dr. Larsen has been successfully performing a procedure at Joya Women’s Healthcare in Portland called the MonaLisa Touch Laser Treatment. She explains, ‘the procedure is a quick, painless, three-part process. And each treatment of the process is done discreetly in the office, lasting literally between five and ten minutes.”

MonaLisa Touch is claiming to be the most effective non-surgical and non-pharmacological solution for preventing and treating vaginal atrophy and its after-effects, which many women suffer from during menopause and after childbirth. To date, over 25,000 women worldwide have benefited from its positive effects.

How does it work? The action from an extremely tiny set of lasers safely and painlessly reactivates and reestablishes the proper function of the relative urogenital structures, while also improving the symptoms associated with urinary dysfunction (mild incontinence due to urgency). Dr. Larsen notes, “patients can’t feel the lasers at any time during the procedure. However, most women will start to notice improvement in their symptoms after the first treatment.”

According to MonaLisa Touch, a tissue regeneration process lasting numerous weeks is triggered, but stimulation occurs immediately. One simple treatment, lasting only a few minutes without pain, side effects or recovery time, can give the tissue the tone and elasticity it once had, with positive effects on one’s quality of life and personal relationships.

Dr. Larsen is currently offering a free consultation to discuss the procedure with patients and answer any of their questions. “I'm a postmenopausal female myself so I really care about what women go through during and after this stage of their lives,” she says. “I know that this procedure can be very helpful to them. I’ve seen and heard it change patient’s lives.”

Dr. Larsen spent 23 years practicing Urology, starting in Las Vegas as the first and only female urologist in the entire state of Nevada. She focused on urinary issues of women there, as well as kidney transplantation. Dr. Larsen has since moved to Portland, now living on a gorgeous farm, and has dedicated her skills to providing the MonaLisa Touch treatment to patients at Joya Woman's Healthcare. Her patient reviews and outstanding credentials have made her the top rated urologist doctor in Oregon.

Joya Women’s Healthcare is a premier Obstetrics & Gynecology (Ob Gyn) medical practice located at 2332 NW Irving Street in Portland, Oregon. It is dedicated to women at all stages of life, from adolescence through the childbearing years, menopause and beyond. Phone: 503-274-5444

For more information about MonaLisa Touch including prices and insurance information, or learn more about Dr. Larsen, or to make an appointment with her, you can visit her website, healthforthehealer.com.

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