Vaginal laxity (VL) is a sensation of vaginal looseness which may develop after pregnancy and vaginal delivery and may be affected by prior pelvic surgery, menopause and ageing.
Causes of vaginal laxity
- Vaginal child birth
- Advancing age because of diminishing estrogen levels
- Vaginal trauma
- Genetic disorders etc
Symptoms/Diagnosis
- Lack of awareness is one of the main reason due to which it is not reported and females overlook symptoms also by taking it casually.
- Loss of sensation
- Decrease in sexual satisfaction
- Stress urinary incontinence (leakage of urine on pressure like coughing sneezing etc.)
These are some important symptoms leading to loss of confidence, hence should not be ignored.
Treatment
- Kegel exercise & some herbal creams (but does not work for everyone)
- So the most definitive treatments are:
- Surgical vaginal tightening
- Non-surgical using laser/ radiofrequency (latest modalities)
- Radiofrequency has the upper edge over LASER for vaginal tightening with no downtime.