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Trial reportScientific reports2025

Study on the efficacy of fractional CO

Lan Wang, Lulu Chen, Yanhui Li, Xinnan Song, Jiaya Mo, Guoyan Ding, Ying Shen

Abstract readRandomized Controlled Trial
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Trial report in Scientific reports, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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3 citing papers in PubMed.

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  2. Fractional COLasers in surgery and medicine · 2026
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors.

Lan WangDepartment of Gynecology, Guilin People's Hospital, Guilin, 541002, China. wanglan@stu.cqmu.edu.cn.
Lulu ChenGraduate School, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, 400016, China.
Yanhui LiDepartment of Gynecology, The First People's Hospital of Yulin, Yulin, 537000, China.
Xinnan SongDepartment of Anesthesiology, Guilin People's Hospital, Guilin, 541002, China.
Jiaya MoDepartment of Gynecology, Guilin People's Hospital, Guilin, 541002, China.
Guoyan DingDepartment of Clinical Laboratory, Guilin People's Hospital, Guilin, 541002, China.
Ying ShenDepartment of Gynecology, Guilin People's Hospital, Guilin, 541002, China. sy200299@163.com.

Funding

Guilin Science and Technology Bureau 20210227-10-12
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

To investigate the efficacy and mechanisms of fractional CO2 laser treatment for Vaginal Relaxation Syndrome (VRS) combined with recurrent bacterial vaginitis. Patients with VRS and recurrent bacterial vaginitis were randomly assigned to an intervention group (n = 60) receiving fractional CO2 laser therapy in addition to metronidazole, or a control group (n = 60) receiving metronidazole alone. Post-treatment assessments included vaginal relaxation, vaginal health index (VHI) scores, lactobacilli distribution, vaginal pH, recurrence rates, and the correlation between lactobacilli distribution and VHI. (1) Vaginal relaxation improved significantly in the intervention group compared to both pre-treatment and the control group (P = 0.000). (2) VHI scores and lactobacilli distribution improved in both groups post-treatment, with significantly higher scores in the intervention group (P = 0.000). (3) The intervention group exhibited a significantly lower vaginal pH compared to pre-treatment and the control group (P = 0.001). (4) Recurrence rates were significantly lower in the intervention group (8.33%) compared to the control group (36.67%) (P = 0.000). A strong positive correlation was found between lactobacilli distribution and VHI in the intervention group (r = 0.79, P < 0.001). Fractional CO2 laser combined with conventional therapy improves VRS and recurrent bacterial vaginitis outcomes, reduces recurrence, and enhances vaginal microecology.Trial registration: Chinese Clinical Trial Registry, Registration number ChiCTR2400094125.

Indexed as

Lasers, GasVaginaVaginosis, BacterialAdultFemaleHumansLactobacillusMetronidazoleMiddle AgedRecurrenceSyndromeTreatment OutcomeYoung AdultMetronidazoleBacterial vaginitisFractional CO2 laserRecurrentVaginal relaxation syndrome

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PMID39789302
PMCPMC11718247

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