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A randomised controlled trial of pelvic floor muscle training for stages I and II pelvic organ prolapse [PDF]

, 2009
Forty-seven women participated in a pilot study for a multi-centre randomized controlled trial of the effectiveness of pelvic floor muscle training (PFMT) for women with prolapse.
Glazener, Cathryn Margaret Anne, Hagen, Suzanne, Stark, Diane, Sinclair, Lesley, Ramsay, Ian   +4 more
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Bipedalism and pelvic floor disorders, an evolutionary medical approach

Continence Reports
Evolutionary medicine can help to better understand the basis of pelvic floor disorders. Some evidences of the anthropological literature are reviewed, with emphasis on the paleontological clues and phylogenetic comparison of cephalo-pelvic relations in ...
Marcos García-Diez, Philip Van Kerrebroeck, Javier C. Angulo   +2 more
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Which Way to Choose for the Treatment of Metastatic Prostate Cancer: A Case Report and Literature Review

Frontiers in Oncology, 2021
BackgroundProstate cancer (PCa) is the second most common cancer among males in the world and the majority of patients will eventually progress to the metastatic phase. How to choose an effective way for the treatment of metastatic PCa, especially in the
Xiangwei Yang, Donggen Jiang, Yamei Li, Tianzhi Zhang, Duanya Xu, Xianju Chen, Jun Pang   +6 more
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MicroRNA-regulated transcriptome analysis identifies four major subtypes with prognostic and therapeutic implications in prostate cancer

Computational and Structural Biotechnology Journal, 2021
MicroRNA (miRNA) deregulation plays a critical role in the heterogeneous development of prostate cancer (PCa) by tuning mRNA levels. Herein, we aimed to characterize the molecular features of PCa by clustering the miRNA-regulated transcriptome with non ...
Bing-Biao Lin, Han-Qi Lei, Hai-Yun Xiong, Xing Fu, Fu Shi, Xiang-Wei Yang, Ya-Fei Yang, Guo-Long Liao, Yu-Peng Feng, Dong-Gen Jiang, Jun Pang   +10 more
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Association of cigarette smoking habits with the risk of prostate cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis

BMC Public Health, 2023
Background Association of cigarette smoking habits with the risk of prostate cancer is still a matter of debate. This systematic review and meta-analysis aimed to assess the association between cigarette smoking and prostate cancer risk.
Xiangwei Yang, Hong Chen, Shiqiang Zhang, Xianju Chen, Yiyu Sheng, Jun Pang   +5 more
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Human umbilical cord mesenchymal stem cells derived extracellular vesicles alleviate salpingitis by promoting M1–to–M2 transformation

Frontiers in Physiology, 2023
Background: With an increasing number of patients experiencing infertility due to chronic salpingitis after Chlamydia trachomatis (CT) infection, there is an unmet need for tissue repair or regeneration therapies.
Changlin Zhang, Wei Liao, Weizhao Li, Mengxiong Li, Xiaoyu Xu, Haohui Sun, Yaohua Xue, Lixiang Liu, Jiehong Qiu, Chi Zhang, Xunzhi Zhang, Juntong Ye, Jingran Du, David Y. B. Deng, Wuguo Deng, Tian Li   +15 more
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Biofeedback for Pelvic Floor Disorders

Clinics in Colon and Rectal Surgery, 2020
AbstractDefecatory disorders can include structural, neurological, and functional disorders in addition to concomitant symptoms of fecal incontinence, functional anorectal pain, and pelvic floor dyssynergia. These disorders greatly affect quality of life and healthcare costs. Treatment for pelvic floor disorders can include medications, botulinum toxin,
Melissa, Hite, Thomas, Curran
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Learning with the Amerindians: the evaluation of pelvic floor disorders among indigenous women who live in the Xingu Indian Park,Brazil [PDF]

, 2008
Objective: to evaluate the pelvic floor muscles and the incidence of pelvic organ prolapse among indigenous women who live in Xingu Indian Park, Mato Grosso, Brazil. Methods: observational study with 377 indigenous women, mean age 31+/-15 years,
Marair Gracio Ferreira Sartori, Maita M. Araujo, Manoel João Batista Castello Girão, Claudia Cristina Takano   +3 more
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The effects of childbirth on the pelvic-floor [PDF]

, 2000
Basically, vaginal delivery is associated with the risk of pelvic floor damage. The pelvic floor sequelae of childbirth includes anal incontinence, urinary incontinence and pelvic organ prolapse.
Dannecker, Christian, Anthuber, Christoph, Christian Dannecker, Christoph Anthuber   +3 more
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Efficacy and safety of Androgen Deprivation Therapy (ADT) combined with modified docetaxel chemotherapy versus ADT combined with standard docetaxel chemotherapy in patients with metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer: study protocol for a multicentre prospective randomized controlled trial

BMC Cancer, 2022
Background Androgen deprivation therapy (ADT) combined with docetaxel chemotherapy is the standard treatment for metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer (mCRPC) patients.
Xiangwei Yang, Hong Chen, Duanya Xu, Xianju Chen, Yamei Li, Jun Tian, Dongwen Wang, Jun Pang   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source