Low Urin Tract Symptoms
May 2023
Objectives: The aim of this study was to compare the efficacy of the transobturator tape (TOT) procedure combined with solifenacin (TOT-S) or prasterone (TOT-P) in postmenopausal women affected by mixed urinary incontinence (MUI) with a predominant stress urinary incontinence component.
Methods: This is a retrospective analysis including 112 patients: 60 patients of the TOT-S group and 52 patients of the TOT-P group. Physical examination, 3-day voiding diary, urodynamic tests, and Vaginal Health Index (VHI) were compared at the beginning of the analysis and after 12 weeks of follow-up (FU).
Taiwan J Obstet Gynecol
January 2023
Objectives: The aim of the study is to demonstrate the best stress urinary incontinence (SUI) surgical technique for women with a Body mass index higher than 30. The results of Transvaginal Tension Free Vaginal Tape-Obturator and Mini-sling surgery were analyzed and compared through both clinical examination and standardized questionnaires at 36 months of follow-up.
Materials And Methods: This is a retrospective multicenter study over 159 women with SUI who underwent surgery.
Aim: The aim of the study was to evaluate the impact of SARS-CoV-2 vaccination on quality of life, psychological aspect and sexual life in a group of Italian postmenopausal women during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Methods: The study was a prospective, observational analysis of postmenopausal women before and after the COVID-19 vaccination. The population previously answered different questionnaires, such as the Female Sexual Function Index (FSFI), the Female Sexual Distress Scale (FSDS), the 36-Item Short Form Survey (SF-36) and the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS).
Anti-NMDAR encephalitis is an autoimmune syndrome associated with antibodies against NMDA receptors. In some cases, it is associated with various tumors; one of them is ovarian teratoma, which mostly affects women below the age of 30 years. Here, we report a case of ovarian teratoma associated with anti-NMDAR encephalitis treated with both laparoscopic surgery and immunotherapy.
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