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Mechanisms of pelvic floor muscle function and the effect on the urethra during a cough

, 2010
Background: Current measurement tools have difficulty identifying the automaticphysiologic processes maintaining continence, and many questions still remainabout pelvic floor muscle (PFM) function during automatic events.Objective: To perform a ...
Constantinou, Christos E., Humphrey, Victor F., Lovegrove Jones, Ruth C., Payne, Christopher, Peng, Qiyu, Stokes, Maria   +5 more
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Autonomic Plexuses of the Female Sexual Organs Travel Within Pubocervical and Rectovaginal [Endopelvic] Fascia: A Rationale for ‘Nerve‐Aware’ Vaginal Prolapse Repair

Clinical Anatomy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The connective tissue support of female pelvic viscera—endopelvic fascia—has been studied in fetal and immunohistochemical models to demonstrate its relationship with the autonomic nerves of the female pelvis. Due to a paucity of literature examining the gross anatomical relationships between endopelvic fascia and autonomic nerves in adult ...
Stephen Magliocchetti, Benjamin Laxer, Leyla Spennato, Norah Alturki, Queena Chou, Tyler S. Beveridge   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Evaluating diagnostic indicators of urogenital Schistosoma haematobium infection in young women: A cross sectional study in rural South Africa

PLoS ONE, 2018
Background Urine microscopy is the standard diagnostic method for urogenital S. haematobium infection. However, this may lead to under-diagnosis of urogenital schistosomiasis, as the disease may present itself with genital symptoms in the absence of ova ...
H. Galappaththi-Arachchige, S. Holmen, A. Koukounari, E. Kleppa, P. Pillay, Motshedisi Sebitloane, P. Ndhlovu, L. van Lieshout, B. Vennervald, S. G. Gundersen, M. Taylor, E. Kjetland   +11 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Study and implementation of urogenital schistosomiasis elimination in Zanzibar (Unguja and Pemba islands) using an integrated multidisciplinary approach [PDF]

, 2012
: BACKGROUND: Schistosomiasis is a parasitic infection that continues to be a major public health problem in many developing countries being responsible for an estimated burden of at least 1.4 million disability-adjusted life years (DALYs) in Africa ...
Albonico, M., Ali, S. M., Ame, S. M., Colley, D. G., Fenwick, A., Gouvras, A., Khamis, I. S., Knopp, S., Mohammed, K. A., Person, B., Rollinson, D., Savioli, L., Utzinger, J.   +12 more
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Spanish validation of the German pelvic floor questionnaire for pregnant and postpartum women

International Journal of Gynecology &Obstetrics, EarlyView.
Abstract Objective This study translates and culturally adapts the German “Questionnaire for the Assessment of Pelvic Floor Disorders and Their Risk Factors during Pregnancy and Post Partum” into Spanish and evaluates its reliability, validity, and responsiveness in a Spanish population.
Irene Diez‐Itza, Miren Arrue, Monica Aguinaga, Leire Goyeneche, Maria Nicieza, Cristina Sarasqueta   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Solid pseudopapillary neoplasm of the pancreas in a pediatric patient with associated urogenital anomalies

Journal of Indian Association of Pediatric Surgeons, 2019
We report a case of a 9-year-old girl presented to the outpatient department with abdominal pain and diagnosed as solid pseudopapillary neoplasm (SPN) with urogenital anomalies.
Rashi Sharma, Haimanti Sarin, Meera Luthra   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Urogenital Schistosomiasis in Fisherman, Nepal, 2019

Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2020
We report a case of urogenital schistosomiasis in a 34-year-old male patient in Nepal and summarize additional case reports. These cases provide putative evidence for the potential existence of human-pathogenic (most likely zoonotic) schistosome species ...
Ranjit Sah, Jürg Utzinger, Andreas Neumayr   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Histomorphological analysis of the urogenital diaphragm in elderly women: a cadaver study [PDF]

, 2018
The objective of this study was to describe the histomorphological structure of the urogenital diaphragm in elderly women using a modern morphometric procedure.
Betschart, C., Fink, D., Maake, C., Perucchini, D., Scheiner, D., Slomianka, L., Vich, M.   +6 more
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Exploring the interdependencies of research funders in the UK [PDF]

, 2014
Investment in medical research is vital to the continuing improvement of the UK's health and wealth. It is through research that we expand our understanding of disease and develop new treatments for patients.
Crane, P, Farrell, C, Garau, M, Grassano, N, Hernandez-Villafuerte, K, Hopkins, M M, Hutton, J, Lang, F, Mawer, A, Pateman, C, Rotolo, D, Shah, K, Sharp, T, Sussex, J   +13 more
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FIGO best practice recommendations for the mental health of women at menopausal age

International Journal of Gynecology &Obstetrics, EarlyView.
Abstract Mental health during the menopausal transition requires focused attention to ensure supportive experiences for women. This review presents the International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics (FIGO) recommendations and summarizes the evidence, addressing 13 key questions framed by members of the FIGO Committee on Women at Menopausal Age ...
Suvarna Khadilkar, Hema Divakar, Chiara Benedetto, Andrea Genazzani, Diana Ramos, Elizabete Argale, Gandhali Deshpande, Martha Hicky, Agnaldo Lopes Da Silva Filho, Enrique Herrera, Milan Balkrishnan   +10 more
wiley   +1 more source