A vag laser for better post-cancer sex. Does it work? MonaLisa Touch Review.

“Daammn, I can’t wait to tap that A$$…when you are ready.”

I was in the midst of chemo treatment, laid up on the couch, bald, no eyebrows, fingernails falling off, my breasts cut off and my husband magically knew exactly what I needed to hear. The perfect balance between showing he still found me sexy and simultaneously NOT pressuring me to have sex. 

The long-term sexual side effects from cancer treatments—chemotherapy, Femara/Tomaxifen, a complete hysterectomy—not to mention the emotional side effects of losing one’s breasts and watching your body change, were more intense than I expected or was prepared for. 

Now, three years after my breast cancer diagnosis, I have morphed into a 34-year-old post-menopause woman with a vagina resembling a dried up rubber band that has been left at in the back of a junk drawer for years. Add on a nonexistent sex drive and straight up pain during intercourse, and “tapping that A$$” has become nearly impossible. 

So, I am on a vaginal odyssey to restore my lady bits to their previous glory.

Here is a list of where I have ventured so far:

• Vaginal Dilators
• Vaginal Lubricants (Coconut Oil, Sliquid)
• Vaginal Moisturizer (Replense)
• 8 weeks of Pelvic Floor Therapy

(For more details about each, you can watch Nora and I talk about it in this archived #WisdomWednesday)

Next stop…LASERS. 

It took several months, but I have finally finished my three MonaLisa Touch® Vaginal Laser treatments, with to goal of reducing dryness and restoring elasticity caused by medical menopause.

Here is my honest, in-depth, and funny video review.

To skip around, here is a quick list of what I cover in the video:

1. Why did I get this done? 1:01
2. What does the laser feel like? 1:50
3. What are the immediate side effects? 2:38
4. What are my final results? 3:12
5. Does MonaLisa Touch® really work? 3:44
6. My other issues causing sexual dysfunction (lack of hormones & vaginismus).  4:07
7. My biggest complaint with MonaLisa Touch®. 6:04
8. My closing advice. 6:43

Don't know what MonaLisa Touch® is, watch my Q&A video with Dr. Randy Fink as we dive into all of the details.

Sex post breast cancer can be very painful due to the side effects from treatment (vaginal dryness, medical menopause, etc). The MonaLisa Touch® Vaginal Laser treatment is supposed to help and Dr. Randy Fink from Miami Center of Excellence for Obstetrics & Gynecology was kind enough to sit down to answer some questions.

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