Publications by authors named "M Victoria Estanol"
Objectives: There is no standard of care for women sustaining an obstetric anal sphincter injury (OASIS). We sought to determine whether pelvic floor physical therapy (PFPT) would improve the quality of life and function in women 12 weeks after OASIS.
Methods: This institutional review board-approved randomized trial enrolled primiparous women 2 weeks after delivery complicated by OASIS.
Objective: Dexamethasone is a corticosteroid with minimal side effects that may improve quality of recovery. We sought to evaluate standard use of this medication prior to vaginal reconstructive surgery.
Study Design: This was a double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled trial of women undergoing vaginal reconstructive surgery for pelvic organ prolapse.
Systemic markers of collagen metabolism and vitamin C in smokers and non-smokers with pelvic organ prolapse.
Eur J Obstet Gynecol Reprod Biol
January 2015
Objective: To evaluate systemic markers of collagen metabolism and vitamin C in female smokers with pelvic organ prolapse (POP). Secondary aims were to compare these levels in women based on prolapse or smoking history alone.
Study Design: This was a cross-sectional study with four groups: smokers with POP, non-smokers with POP, smokers without POP and non-smokers without POP.
Introduction: Despite its central role in sexual function, we lack a description of the nerve distribution and histology for the central components of the clitoris.
Aim: This study aims to characterize microscopic anatomy of the clitoral-urethral complex (CUC) and aid our understanding of sexual sensation
Methods: The CUC was excised from three female fresh-frozen cadavers en bloc and prepared in 5-μm longitudinal sections with hematoxylin and eosin and S100 immunohistochemistry for neural elements. Approximately 20 sections were obtained from each specimen.