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To say or not to say : dyadic ambivalence over emotional expression and its associations with pain, sexuality, and distress in couples coping with provoked vestibulodynia [PDF]

, 2014
Introduction Provoked vestibulodynia (PVD) is a highly prevalent and taxing female genital pain condition. Despite the intimate nature of this pain and the fact that affective factors such as anxiety have been shown to modulate its manifestations ...
Awada, Nayla, Bergeron, Sophie, Hainault, Victoria-Ann, McDuff, Pierre, Steben, Marc   +4 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
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Vulvar Smooth Muscle Tumours: Case Series and Review of Literature [PDF]

Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research, 2019
Smooth muscle tumours are rare in vulva. Here we discuss three cases all presenting with vulvar mass but with different clinical features. The first patient was 26-year-old primigravida at 18 weeks gestation with vulvar mass in the region of bartholin ...
Banashree Nath, Harsha S Gaikwad, Nandini Rajamani, Minakshi Chouhan, Manjula Sharma, Sonam Topden   +5 more
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Treatment of vulvar pain caused by atrophy: a systematic review of clinical studies

Clinical and Experimental Obstetrics & Gynecology, 2021
Background: The signs and symptoms of the genitourinary syndrome of menopause are well established, and there is extensive knowledge with high scientific evidence about the response that vaginal and urinary tissues present to various treatments. However,
Sonia Sánchez, Laura Baquedano, Nicolás Mendoza   +2 more
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Harmful or helpful : perceived solicitous and facilitative partner responses are differentially associated with pain and sexual satisfaction in women with provoked vestibulodynia [PDF]

, 2012
Introduction.  Provoked vestibulodynia (PVD) is a highly prevalent vulvovaginal pain condition that negatively affects women's emotional, sexual, and relationship well-being. Recent studies have investigated the role of interpersonal variables, including
Baxter, Mary-Lou, Bergeron, Sophie, Delisle, Isabelle, Glowacka, Maria, Rosen, Natalie O.   +4 more
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Age, embryo donor status, and insemination with chilled semen all predispose to persistent breeding‐induced endometritis in warmblood mares

Equine Veterinary Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract Background Persistent breeding‐induced endometritis (PBIE) is a common reason for mares failing to establish pregnancy. Objective To examine the hypothesis that advancing mare age and embryo donor status predispose to PBIE and compromise fertility.
Tom Stout, Rik Serrarens, Bart Leemans, Anthony Claes   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Vaginal host–microbe signatures linked to placental outcomes in mares

Equine Veterinary Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract Background Ascending placentitis is a leading cause of late‐term pregnancy loss in mares. Although pathogens are presumed to ascend from the caudal reproductive tract, the association between the vaginal microbiome and placentitis has not been systematically examined.
Machteld van Heule, Babiche Heil, Jamie K. Norris, Kristene Gedye, Xiaoxiao Lin, Ward De Spiegelaere, Peter Daels, Pouya Dini   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Risk stratification and anal cancer screening in immunocompetent women with genital HPV: Value of multicentric HSIL and performance of HPV‐based screening

International Journal of Cancer, EarlyView.
What's New? Anal squamous cell carcinoma (ASCC) incidence is increasing, with most cases occurring in immunocompetent women. ASCC risk is linked in particular to genital human papillomavirus (HPV) infection and HPV‐associated high‐grade squamous intraepithelial lesions (HSILs).
Isabel Matas, Aureli Torné, Adela Saco, Cristina Martí, Ada Cardiel, Natalia Rakislova, Lorena Marimon, Ariel Glickman, Ingrid Victoria, Silvia Alós, Jesús Lopez‐Diaz, Pere Fusté, Jaume Ordi, Marta del Pino   +13 more
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Patient Satisfaction of Surgical Treatment of Clitoral Phimosis and Labial Adhesions Caused by Lichen Sclerosus

Sexual Medicine, 2015
Introduction: Lichen sclerosus (LS) is a chronic inflammatory dermatosis, usually affecting the anogenital skin in women. This chronic inflammation can cause scarring of genitalia including narrowing of the introitus and phimosis of the clitoris.
Anne N. Flynn, MD, Michelle King, MSc, Mollie Rieff, NP, Jill Krapf, MD, Andrew T. Goldstein, MD   +4 more
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Treatment of symptoms of the menopause: an endocrine society clinical practice guideline [PDF]

, 2015
Objective: The objective of this document is to generate a practice guideline for the management and treatment of symptoms of the menopause. Participants: The Treatment of Symptoms of the Menopause Task Force included six experts, a methodologist, and
Davis, Susan R., Gompel, Anne, Lumsden, Mary Ann, Murad, M. Hassan, Pinkerton, JoAnn V., Santen, Richard J., Stuenkel, Cynthia A.   +6 more
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