{"id":5686,"date":"2021-11-13T18:39:00","date_gmt":"2021-11-13T17:39:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/crosby\/?p=5686"},"modified":"2021-11-14T18:41:33","modified_gmt":"2021-11-14T17:41:33","slug":"laser-for-life","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/crosby\/2021\/11\/13\/laser-for-life\/","title":{"rendered":"Laser for Life"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h4>Crosby\u2019s Soroptimists have focussed on women\u2019s long-term health and wellbeing.<\/h4>\n<p>Powerful testimony from cancer survivor Abby Younis introduced members to a new way of transforming women\u2019s lives. Abby is fronting a campaign to fundraise for a state-of-the art laser at the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.liverpoolwomens.nhs.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Liverpool Women\u2019s Hospital<\/a> (LWH).<\/p>\n<p>Dr Paula Briggs is Consultant in Sexual and Reproductive Health at the hospital. Cancer treatments, she explained, can cause a medically-induced menopause. Many menopausal symptoms are commonly known. Others, such as vaginal atrophy, are less well recognised \u2013 even among clinicians.<\/p>\n<p>Internal dryness, weakening, recurrent infections \u2013 often the consequences of modern cancer treatments. Women find these gynaecological symptoms difficult to talk about. Yet they can jeopardise their physical and mental health, and blight their lives.[\/vc_column_text][vc_separator color=&#8221;white&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_media_grid grid_id=&#8221;vc_gid:1636911634343-63237f12-ac76-2&#8243; include=&#8221;5689,5687,5693&#8243;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The Soroptimists heard that the LWH is seeking to fund a CO2 (Mona Lisa Touch) laser, costing \u00a350,000. The laser will enable this NHS hospital to take part in a proposed UK study of women cancer patients. In the case of many hormone-dependent cancers, standard hormone replacement therapy (HRT) is not a treatment option. The \u2018Mona Lisa\u2019 laser could offer massive relief post-surgery.<\/p>\n<p>Kate Davis, Head of Fundraising at LWH\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.liverpoolwomens.nhs.uk\/charity\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">charity<\/a>, explained that research into women\u2019s sexual wellbeing attracts little funding. Abby initiated the fundraising drive, as a thank you to the NHS for her cancer treatment. She has devised her own <a href=\"https:\/\/www.justgiving.com\/fundraising\/abbyyounis-womenconqueringcancer\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">fundraising<\/a> projects. Her target is \u00a325,000 \u2013 half of the laser\u2019s price tag. The charity is fully supporting her.<\/p>\n<p>Soroptimist President Chris Smith said, &#8220;Abby, Paula and Kate made a strong impact on us all. 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