The first major complication due to laser treatment for stress urinary incontinence: a short report

The evidence behind the use of LASER for genitourinary syndrome of menopause, vulvovaginal atrophy, urinary incontinence and lichen sclerosus: A state‐of‐the‐art review

“…A total of 114 papers were included according to the eligibility criteria listed above. Of these, 111 studies investigated GSM, VVA, UI, and LS symptoms as primary indication (Tables 3–6); 15 RCT, 23–37 87 cohort studies, 38–124 eight case reports, 125–132 one case‐control study, 133 including a total of 9000 women, not accounting for overlap between the studies. Additionally, three cross‐sectional studies focused solely on the characteristics of AEs 134–136 .…”

“…Of the included studies, 81 studies investigated CO 2 ‐LASER from different manufacturers 23–31,33,35,36,38–58,66–93,95–104,122–125,128–131,133,136 . Twenty‐eight studies investigated Er:YAG LASER from different manufacturers 32,34,59–65,94,107–121,127,132,135 . Three studies reported on CO 2 or Er:YAG simultaneously 105,126,134 .…”

“…Thirty studies on the effect of vaginal LASER on UI were identified through this review (Table 5). 33,34,95–121,127 The studies include 2053 women with study sizes ranging from 1 to 327 women with a median (IQR) of 46 (31.5–72.75) women. Of these studies, 17 studies investigated the effect of Er:YAG, 34,107–121,127 and 11 studies the effect of CO 2 LASER 33,95–104 .…”

“… 33,34,95–121,127 The studies include 2053 women with study sizes ranging from 1 to 327 women with a median (IQR) of 46 (31.5–72.75) women. Of these studies, 17 studies investigated the effect of Er:YAG, 34,107–121,127 and 11 studies the effect of CO 2 LASER 33,95–104 . We identified two RCTs including 186 women, 33,34 27 cohort studies including 1866 women 95–121 and one case‐report with one woman 127 …”

“…Of these studies, 17 studies investigated the effect of Er:YAG, 34,107–121,127 and 11 studies the effect of CO 2 LASER 33,95–104 . We identified two RCTs including 186 women, 33,34 27 cohort studies including 1866 women 95–121 and one case‐report with one woman 127 …”