Incontinence prophylaxis shows potential in pelvic organ prolapse
Research from Taiwan suggests that combining trocar-guided transvaginal mesh surgery with a midurethral sling in the treatment of women with advanced pelvic organ prolapse could be an effective way to manage associated stress urinary incontinence. (Source: MedWire News - Ob/Gyn)
Source: MedWire News - Ob/Gyn - February 3, 2014 Category: OBGYN Source Type: news
Call for long follow-up after CIN3 treatment
Researchers from Sweden say that women who have been treated for cervical precancer should receive lifelong follow-up, after finding that their risk for dying from vaginal or cervical cancer markedly increases after the age of 60 years. (Source: MedWire News - Ob/Gyn)
Source: MedWire News - Ob/Gyn - January 15, 2014 Category: OBGYN Source Type: news
Electrical stimulation improves symptoms, QoL in stress urinary incontinence
Research from Brazil shows that both surface and intravaginal electrical stimulation can improve symptoms and quality of life in women with stress urinary incontinence. (Source: MedWire News - Ob/Gyn)
Source: MedWire News - Ob/Gyn - January 13, 2014 Category: OBGYN Source Type: news
SUI and UUI show complex interrelationship
A study by US researchers has failed to identify any modifiable risk factors for urgency urinary incontinence among women undergoing surgery for stress urinary incontinence. (Source: MedWire News - Ob/Gyn)
Source: MedWire News - Ob/Gyn - January 11, 2014 Category: OBGYN Source Type: news
Young women more likely to have negative urodynamics experience
Research from the USA suggests that while urodynamic testing is well-tolerated by women on the whole, patients who are younger, or have anxiety or depression may have more negative experiences of the procedure than other patients. (Source: MedWire News - Ob/Gyn)
Source: MedWire News - Ob/Gyn - December 23, 2013 Category: OBGYN Source Type: news
One in three premenopausal women has urinary incontinence
Urinary incontinence affects nearly one in three premenopausal women, a study by Turkish researchers has found. (Source: MedWire News - Ob/Gyn)
Source: MedWire News - Ob/Gyn - December 9, 2013 Category: OBGYN Source Type: news
Maternal weight issues spell wheezing trouble for children
High maternal weight and gestational weight gain are independently associated with an increased risk for wheezing in preschool age children, a Dutch study has found. (Source: MedWire News - Ob/Gyn)
Source: MedWire News - Ob/Gyn - December 7, 2013 Category: OBGYN Source Type: news
Midurethral sling dominates female SUI treatment
Analysis of US data reveals that the midurethral sling for female stress urinary incontinence has been widely adopted over the past decade, and this is the primary reason for a decline in the use of traditional surgical techniques for the condition. (Source: MedWire News - Ob/Gyn)
Source: MedWire News - Ob/Gyn - December 2, 2013 Category: OBGYN Source Type: news
First symptom predicts urodynamic diagnosis in MUI
Researchers have found that the first or most bothersome symptom in women with mixed urinary incontinence closely relates to the urodynamic diagnosis. (Source: MedWire News - Ob/Gyn)
Source: MedWire News - Ob/Gyn - November 28, 2013 Category: OBGYN Source Type: news
Asthma prolongs time to pregnancy
Research shows that women with asthma take longer to conceive than women without the condition, an effect that grows stronger with age. (Source: MedWire News - Ob/Gyn)
Source: MedWire News - Ob/Gyn - November 23, 2013 Category: OBGYN Source Type: news
Menopause symptom discrepancy between Spanish natives, immigrants
Latin–American immigrants to Spain are less likely to report experiencing hot flashes than their native Spanish counterparts, suggests research published in Menopause. (Source: MedWire News - Ob/Gyn)
Source: MedWire News - Ob/Gyn - November 19, 2013 Category: OBGYN Source Type: news
Moderately preterm births add to asthma burden
Research from Finland shows that children born late preterm or early term are at significantly increased risk for asthma compared with those born at term, and these births account for the majority of excess asthma burden due to prematurity. (Source: MedWire News - Ob/Gyn)
Source: MedWire News - Ob/Gyn - November 14, 2013 Category: OBGYN Source Type: news
Menopause findings show asthma to be ‘women’s health issue’
Results from a nationwide study in the USA show that women of menopausal age have a rate of asthma hospitalization that is more than twice that of men of the same age. (Source: MedWire News - Ob/Gyn)
Source: MedWire News - Ob/Gyn - September 21, 2013 Category: OBGYN Source Type: news
IVF, cesarean section asthma link strengthened
Researchers from Greece have shown that pediatric asthma is associated with both conception by in vitro fertilization and birth by cesarean section. (Source: MedWire News - Ob/Gyn)
Source: MedWire News - Ob/Gyn - August 30, 2013 Category: OBGYN Source Type: news
