Publications by authors named "Leah Bressler"
Hamstring strains account for 25% to 30% of all muscle strains and are an exceedingly common injury in the athletic population. Although proximal hamstring avulsion injuries occur less commonly than strains at the myotendinous junction, they are more severe and debilitating. Proximal hamstring avulsions do not respond well to conservative treatment and are more likely to require surgical intervention.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFTreatment of endometriosis-related chronic pelvic pain with Ulipristal Acetate and associated endometrial changes.
HSOA J Reprod Med Gynaecol Obstet
December 2017
Background: Aberrant progesterone signaling has been demonstrated in mechanistic studies to be a shared common pathway in fibroids and endometriosis. Progesterone receptor modulation with the selective progesterone receptor modulator (SPRM) ulipristal may decrease pain associated with endometriosis.
Case: A 25-year-old nulligravidae with endometriosis-related pelvic pain refractory to medical and surgical intervention was administered 15mg ulipristal every other day for 3 months.
Background: Patients have many beliefs regarding lifestyle factors and IVF outcomes.
Methods: Observational study of 208 IVF patients at an academic infertility center. Main outcome measures were perceived influence of various lifestyle factors assessed by multivariable logistic regression and -value tests for linear trend (P).
Hip distraction is necessary for safe arthroscopic entry into the hip joint. Achieving sufficient distraction is difficult in exceedingly tall patients (>190.5 cm) because of size limitations of currently available hip distraction systems.
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- Idiopathic granulomatous mastitis (IGM) is a rare, benign breast disease that mainly affects Hispanic women, with a study showing that 80% of patients in a safety net hospital were Hispanic and had a mean age of 35.
- The study evaluated the effectiveness of steroid therapy as a treatment, finding that 90% of women prescribed oral steroids achieved complete resolution of their symptoms within an average of 159 days, while surgical intervention was rare.
- The data suggests a potential genetic or environmental link in IGM's prevalence among Hispanic women, emphasizing the need for more comprehensive research into the disease's causes and treatment options.