May 8th 2024
A recent shed light on how ethnic minority groups perceive pelvic floor disorders, highlighting barriers to treatment seeking and the importance of raising awareness about available treatment options.
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The efficacy of pelvic floor physical therapy for women with pelvic floor disorders
June 15th 2022During the poster session of the AUGS and IUGA 2022 Scientific Meeting, investigators showed how pelvic floor physical therapy (PFPT) can help pregnant women who suffer from obstetric anal sphincter injury (OASI).
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Is neuromodulation beneficial for patients with female sexual dysfunction?
March 18th 2022Although percutaneous tibial nerve stimulation (PTNS) is commonly used to treat overactive bladder, investigators continue to assess whether this neuromodulation technique is beneficial for patients with other urologic conditions.
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Experts recommend selective use of cystoscopy
February 2nd 2013Although many researchers have recommended cystoscopy as a universal screening tool to detect injury at the time of hysterectomy, new research recommends selective use of cystoscopy based on the low absolute risk of urinary tract injury.
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Atypical antipsychotics may raise LUTS risk in women
December 1st 2012Women taking atypical antipsychotic medications (AAPs) have about a 3-fiold higher prevalence of lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) compared with nonusers, a study on the presence of LUTS among users of psychoactive medications has found.
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Botox effective for urinary incontinence
October 18th 2012A study funded by the National Institute Child Health and Human Development shows that anticholinergic drugs and onabotulinumtoxinA injections produce comparable results in women with urgency urinary incontinence. Choice of therapy, say the researchers, should take into consideration route of administration and adverse effect profiles.
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Cranberry for UTIs: not just folklore
July 20th 2012Cranberry-containing products may be more than just a folk remedy for urinary tract infections (UTIs). A systematic review and meta-analysis published in the Archives of Internal Medicine concludes that cranberry-containing products offer women protection against UTIs, particularly those prone to recurrent infections.
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Cranberries can't match trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole in preventing UTIs
September 1st 2011Trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole 480 mg once daily is more effective than cranberry capsules 500 mg twice daily for the prevention of recurrent urinary tract infection in premenopausal women, but it exacerbates the problem of emerging antibiotic resistance.
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New techniques for treating stress urinary incontinence
January 1st 2011Stress urinary incontinence, defined by the International Continence Society as the complaint of involuntary leakage on effort or exertion or on sneezing and coughing, affects 23% to 38% of the female population in the United States over the age of 20 years.
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Preventing and recognizing urinary tract injuries in pelvic surgery
October 1st 2010Urinary tract injuries complicate approximately 1% of all gynecologic procedures, with a ratio of 5 bladder injuries to each ureteral injury. Additionally, urinary tract injuries occur in 0.28% of all cesarean deliveries with a 3-fold risk in repeat cesarean delivery.
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Diagnosing chronic pelvic pain
August 1st 2010Chronic pelvic pain is common in women. The broad differential diagnosis for chronic pelvic pain and overlap in symptoms among etiologies makes diagnosis challenging but underscores the need to conduct a detailed history and careful examination that considers the full spectrum of cases, according to one expert.
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Stress incontinence surgeries are not equivalent in all ways
August 1st 2010Although retropubic and transobturator midurethral slings may be objectively equivalent in their treatment of stress incontinence, women do not find them subjectively so, and complication rates can difer, according to a randomized trial.
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Dynamic magnetic resonance imaging advised to detect pelvic organ prolapse
February 1st 2010Dynamic magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of the urethra, along with static MRI, may benefit women who are experiencing lower urinary tract symptoms by helping to detect pelvic organ prolapse, according to researchers at New York University Medical Center's Department of Radiology.
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Cranberry juice may prevent urinary symptoms in pregnancy
November 7th 2008Cranberry juice may protect against asymptomatic bacteriuria and symptomatic urinary tract infections in pregnant women, although more research is needed to confirm the findings, according to a report in the October issue of the Journal of Urology.
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Controversies in OB/GYN: Should all varicoceles be repaired?
January 1st 2008Dr. Chan argues that repairing all clinically significant varicoceles can at least enhance semen parameters-and at best might enhance fertility. Dr. Schiff, on the other hand, says repair only those of men to benefit the most.
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