Pelvic Floor Dysfunction
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Treating Obesity May Reduce Pelvic Organ Prolapse Risk
“We found that waist/height ratio combined with BMI could help differentiate individuals with varying risks of prolapse more accurately.”
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Primary Care Physicians Underutilize Nonantibiotic Prophylaxis for Recurrent UTIs
“There’s an opportunity for further education on, and even awareness of, methenamine hippurate and D-mannose as an option that has data behind it...
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Laser, Radiofrequency Therapies Offer Little Benefit for Genitourinary Syndrome of Menopause
While not surprised to find little evidence of benefit, “we were a little bit surprised that we also didn’t find significant evidence of harms.”...
Feature
When Childhood Cancer Survivors Face Sexual Challenges
The disruptions caused by cancer and its treatment can interfere with normal physiological and psychological development, leading to issues with...
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Postpartum Screening Critical for Urinary Symptoms and Related Mental Health
Study of underserved women finds that urinary symptoms are common and associated with different factors by subtype.
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Which Surgery for Vaginal Vault Prolapse? No Clear Winner
Various surgical approaches to treat vaginal vault prolapse may be similarly safe and effective.
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Recurrent UTI Rates High Among Older Women, Diagnosing Accurately Is Complicated
“Shared decision-making is especially important when diagnosis of an rUTI episode in older women is unclear.”
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Multimodal Treatment Found Effective for Overactive Bladder
Education, cognitive behavioral therapy, lifestyle modifications, and pelvic floor muscle training were provided.
Commentary
A nurse’s view: Women desperately need information about pelvic floor disorders
One-third of all women and 50% of women over the age of 55 are currently affected by a pelvic floor disorder.
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Pelvic yoga, physical conditioning both improve urinary incontinence
Women completing a 3-month pelvic yoga program to treat urinary incontinence improved only modestly more on one measure than women doing physical...
From the Journals
New studies inform best practices for pelvic organ prolapse
Addition of estrogen in apical/uterovaginal prolapse repair showed no benefits; Manchester technique outperforms sacrospinous hysteropexy for...