Table 2 Changes in vaginal topography using transperineal ultrasound before and 6 months after Er:YAG vaginal laser treatment for stress urinary incontinence (N = 50). Data are given as the mean ± standard deviation.

From: Changes in sexual function and vaginal topography using transperineal ultrasound after vaginal laser treatment for women with stress urinary incontinence

Parameters

Pre-treatment

6 months post-treatment

p value*

Cross-sectional area (cm2)

Proximal vagina

2.4 ± 1.1

1.8 ± 0.8

< 0.001*

Middle vagina

2.2 ± 1.0

1.6 ± 0.8

< 0.001*

Distal vagina

1.4 ± 0.7

1.0 ± 0.5

< 0.001*

Width (mm)

Proximal vagina

38.1 ± 8.3

34.2 ± 7.1

< 0.001*

Middle vagina

33.5 ± 6.2

29.0 ± 6.8

< 0.001*

Distal vagina

28.5 ± 9.2

23.5 ± 5.7

< 0.001*

  1. *Paired t-test or Wilcoxon signed-rank test.
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