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. 2020 May;26(5):287-298.
doi: 10.1097/SPV.0000000000000872.

Vaginal Energy-Based Devices

Jonia Alshiek, Bobby Garcia  1 , Vatche Minassian  2 , Cheryl B Iglesia  3 , Amanda Clark  4 , Eric R Sokol  5 , Miles Murphy  6 , Shazia A Malik  7 , Alexis Tran  8 , S Abbas Shobeiri  9
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Vaginal Energy-Based Devices

Jonia Alshiek et al. Female Pelvic Med Reconstr Surg. 2020 May.

Abstract

This clinical consensus statement on vaginal energy-based devices (EBDs) reflects statements drafted by content experts from the American Urogynecologic Society's EBD writing group. The American Urogynecologic Society's EBD writing group used a modified Delphi process to assess statements that were evaluated for consensus after a structured literature search. A total of 40 statements were assessed and divided into 5 categories: (1) patient criteria, (2) health care provider criteria, (3) efficacy, (4) safety, and (5) treatment considerations. Of the 40 statements that were assessed, 28 reached consensus and the remaining 12 did not. Lack of evidence was among the main reasons that vulvovaginal EBD treatment statements did not reach consensus.

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