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Long‐Term Effects of Pelvic Floor Muscle Training Combined With Electrical Stimulation Biofeedback Among Women With Symptomatic Pelvic Organ Prolapse: A Randomised Controlled Trial

open access: yesBJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics &Gynaecology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective To determine whether adding electrical stimulation (ES) biofeedback to supervised pelvic floor muscle training (PFMT) provides additional long‐term benefit in prolapse anatomy among women with symptomatic pelvic organ prolapse (POP). Design Randomised controlled trial. Setting A tertiary hospital in Beijing, China.
Min Li   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Toward a Politics of (In)Fertility: Reproductive Debility in Africa

open access: yesAmerican Anthropologist, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Sub‐Saharan Africa has some of the highest estimated rates of infertility or involuntary childlessness in the world, leading epidemiologists to refer to parts of the region as the “infertility belt.” The medicalization of infertility and the situating of assisted reproductive technologies (ARTs) as the treatment for infertility have siphoned ...
Tessa Moll
wiley   +1 more source

Robot‐Assisted Peritoneal Flap Vaginoplasty Versus Penile Inversion Vaginoplasty for Gender Affirming Surgery

open access: yesAndrology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Direct comparison of robot‐assisted peritoneal flap (PF) to penile inversion (PI) vaginoplasty for gender affirming surgery is absent. Objectives We sought to compare these two techniques to aid patient decision‐making. Materials and Methods A retrospective case–control study of patients who underwent primary PI (N = 40) or PF (N ...
Chantal J. Allan   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Systematic Review: The Role of Pelvic Floor Muscles Dysfunction in Constipation

open access: yesPhysical Treatments, 2015
Purpose: Pelvic floor muscle dysfunction is a common cause of constipation. This dysfunction does not respond to current treatments of constipation. Thus, it is important to identify this type of dysfunction and the role of these muscles in constipation.
Andiya Bahmani   +4 more
doaj  

Functional morphology of the sphincter apparatus of the rectum

open access: yesНаука и инновации в медицине
Pelvic floor dysfunction has recently become one of the most common problems. Typical clinical manifestations of pelvic dysfunction include urinary and fecal incontinence and pelvic organ prolapse.
Galina N. Suvorova   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Pulmonary Embolism—A Century of Progress

open access: yesANZ Journal of Surgery, EarlyView.
Reviews a century of progress in the diagnosis, prevention, and management of pulmonary embolism; from the first successful surgical embolectomy in 1924 to advanced imaging, pharmacological thromboprophylaxis, and treatment. In the 21st century, advances include catheter‐directed thrombolysis or mechanical thrombectomy under decision‐making guidance of
D. A. Watters
wiley   +1 more source

Perspectives of women living and exercising with pelvic floor dysfunction: findings from the PREDICT survey

open access: yes, 2023
Pelvic floor dysfunction (PFD) affects many women throughout their lives. Obesity, ageing and childbirth are recognized risk factors for this common condition, but recent evidence suggests that participation in sport can also be involved in its pathology.
Drummond, A., Campbell, K.G., Batt, M.E.
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Sexual function in women with a history of sexual assault: A cross‐sectional study

open access: yesActa Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica, EarlyView.
Adult sexual assault was most strongly associated with impaired overall sexual function, while different assault histories were associated with distinct patterns of sexual‐function difficulties. Abstract Introduction There is inconsistency in the literature regarding how a history of sexual assault influences adult sexual function. Our objective was to
Sigrid Bergsmyr   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Effect of pain management, supervised exercise, and pelvic floor muscle training on sexual function in women with endometriosis: A randomized controlled trial

open access: yesActa Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica, EarlyView.
A multimodal intervention including supervised exercise, pelvic floor muscle training, and pain management was associated with modest short‐term improvements in sexual function among women with endometriosis. Findings should be interpreted cautiously due to differences in sexual activity status between groups.
Rakel Gabrielsen   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

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