Vacuum births and barriers to its use: An observational study in governmental hospitals in Sierra Leone.

Objectives: Assisted vaginal births (AVD) can prevent unnecessary caesarean sections (CS). The number of CS is increasing rapidly in sub-Saharan Africa; these are still associated with high perioperative mortality rates. The aim of this study is to define the proportion of AVD in governmental hospitals in Sierra Leone and examine barriers to its use.

Chronic vulvar pain in gynecological outpatients.

Objectives: Chronic vulvar pain (CVP) is pain in the vulvar area exceeding three months of duration. Previous studies have reported a prevalence of 7-8% in the general population and observed an association between CVP and other chronic pain, affective disorders and early life stressors. The aim of this study was to estimate the prevalence of CVP among gynecological outpatients and to explore its association with child sexual abuse, comorbid fibromyalgia and mental health.

The Vaginal Microbiome: V. Therapeutic Modalities of Vaginal Microbiome Engineering and Research Challenges.

Objective: This series of articles, titled The Vaginal Microbiome (VMB), written on behalf of the International Society for the Study of Vulvovaginal Disease, aims to summarize the recent findings and understanding of the vaginal bacterial microbiota, mainly regarding areas relevant to clinicians specializing in vulvovaginal disorders.

Materials And Methods: A search of PubMed database was performed, using the search terms "vaginal microbiome" with "treatment," "diagnosis," and "research." Full article texts were reviewed.

The Vaginal Microbiome: IV. The Role of Vaginal Microbiome in Reproduction and in Gynecologic Cancers.

Objective: This series of articles, titled The Vaginal Microbiome (VMB), written on behalf of the International Society for the Study of Vulvovaginal Disease, aims to summarize the recent findings and understanding of the vaginal bacterial microbiota, mainly regarding areas relevant to clinicians specializing in vulvovaginal disorders.

Materials And Methods: A search of PubMed database was performed, using the search terms "vaginal microbiome" with "reproduction," "infertility," "fertility," "miscarriages," "pregnancy" "cervical cancer," "endometrial cancer," and "ovarian cancer." Full article texts were reviewed.

The Vaginal Microbiome: III. The Vaginal Microbiome in Various Urogenital Disorders.

Objective: This series of articles, titled The Vaginal Microbiome (VMB), written on behalf of the International Society for the Study of Vulvovaginal Disease, aims to summarize the recent findings and understanding of the vaginal bacterial microbiota, mainly regarding areas relevant to clinicians specializing in vulvovaginal disorders.

Materials And Methods: A search of PubMed database was performed, using the search terms "vaginal microbiome" with "Candida," "vaginitis," "urinary microbiome," "recurrent urinary tract infections," "sexually transmitted infections," "human immunodeficiency virus," "human papillomavirus," "nonspecific vaginitis," "vulvodynia," and "vulvovaginal symptoms." Full article texts were reviewed.

The Vaginal Microbiome: II. Vaginal Dysbiotic Conditions.

Objective: This series of articles, titled The Vaginal Microbiome (VMB), written on behalf of the International Society for the Study of Vulvovaginal Disease, aims to summarize the recent findings and understanding of the vaginal bacterial microbiota, mainly regarding areas relevant to clinicians specializing in vulvovaginal disorders.

Materials And Methods: A search of PubMed database was performed, using the search terms "vaginal microbiome" with "dysbiosis," "bacterial vaginosis," "cytolytic vaginosis," "desquamative inflammatory vaginitis," and "aerobic vaginitis." Full article texts were reviewed.

The Vaginal Microbiome: I. Research Development, Lexicon, Defining "Normal" and the Dynamics Throughout Women's Lives.

Objective: This series of articles, titled The Vaginal Microbiome, written on behalf of the International Society for the Study of Vulvovaginal Disease, aims to summarize the current findings and understanding of the vaginal bacterial microbiota, mainly regarding areas relevant to clinicians specializing in vulvovaginal disorders.

Materials And Methods: A database search of PubMed was performed, using the search terms "vaginal microbiome" (VMB) with "research," "normal," "neonate," "puberty," "adolescent," "menopause," and "ethnicities," as well as "human microbiome project." Full article texts were reviewed.

ISIDOG Consensus Guidelines on COVID-19 Vaccination for Women before, during and after Pregnancy.

Introduction: Sars-CoV-2 infection poses particular problems in pregnancy, as the infection more frequently causes severe complications than in unaffected pregnant women or nonpregnant women with SARS-CoV-2 infection. Now that vaccination is available and rapidly being implemented worldwide, the question arises whether pregnant women should be vaccinated, and if so, whether they should receive priority.

Methods: Available scientific data and available guidelines about vaccination against SARS-CoV-2 were collected by the Guideline Committee of the International Society of Infectious Diseases in Obstetrics and Gynecology (ISIDOG) and were analyzed, discussed and summarized as guidelines for healthcare workers caring for pregnant women.

ISIDOG Recommendations Concerning COVID-19 and Pregnancy.

Providing guidelines to health care workers during a period of rapidly evolving viral pandemic infections is not an easy task, but it is extremely necessary in order to coordinate appropriate action so that all patients will get the best possible care given the circumstances they are in. With these International Society of Infectious Disease in Obstetrics and Gynecology (ISIDOG) guidelines we aim to provide detailed information on how to diagnose and manage pregnant women living in a pandemic of COVID-19. Pregnant women need to be considered as a high-risk population for COVID-19 infection, and if suspected or proven to be infected with the virus, they require special care in order to improve their survival rate and the well-being of their babies.

Diagnosing Sexual Dysfunction in Men and Women: Sexual History Taking and the Role of Symptom Scales and Questionnaires.

Introduction: A detailed sexual history is the cornerstone for all sexual problem assessments and sexual dysfunction diagnoses. Diagnostic evaluation is based on an in-depth sexual history, including sexual and gender identity and orientation, sexual activity and function, current level of sexual function, overall health and comorbidities, partner relationship and interpersonal factors, and the role of cultural and personal expectations and attitudes.

Aim: To propose key steps in the diagnostic evaluation of sexual dysfunctions, with special focus on the use of symptom scales and questionnaires.

Self-reported pelvic organ prolapse surgery, prevalence, and nonobstetric risk factors: findings from the Nord Trøndelag Health Study.

Introduction: The aim of this study was to assess prevalence and risk factors of self-reported pelvic organ prolapse (POP) surgery in a Nordic county.

Methods: We assessed cross-sectional data collection from participants in the Nord-Trøndelag Health Study in 2006-2008. All women in the county ≥30 years were eligible, of whom 20,285 (50.

Sexual function in the late postmenopause: a decade of follow-up in a population-based cohort of Australian women.

Introduction: There is a paucity of longitudinal studies assessing sexual function of women in the late postmenopause.

Aim: This study aims to describe sexual function of women in the late postmenopause and to investigate change from early postmenopause.

Methods: Cross-sectional analysis of 2012/13 and longitudinal analysis from 2002/04 of the population based, Australian cohort of the Women's Healthy Ageing Project, applying validated instruments: Short Personal Experience Questionnaire (SPEQ), Female Sexual Distress Scale (FSDS), Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale, Geriatric Depression Scale, and California Verbal Learning Test.

Male sexual function and pelvic floor surgery of their female partner: A one-year follow-up study.

Objective: The aim of this study was to examine if sexual function of male partners changed after surgery for pelvic floor disorders and to explore associated factors.

Study Design: This was an observational follow-up study at the Gynecological Department at the St Olavs University Hospital, Trondheim. The sample consisted of 35 male partners of women scheduled for pelvic organ prolapse or stress urinary incontinence surgery.

Effects of Hysterectomy on Sexual Function.

Hysterectomy remains the most common major gynecological surgery. Postoperative sexual function is a concern for many women and their partners. In this respect, a beneficial effect of hysterectomy for benign disease independent of surgical techniques or removal of the cervix has been demonstrated in the past decade by the majority of studies.

What predicts improvement of sexual function after pelvic floor surgery? A follow-up study.

Objective: To analyze factors predictive for changes in sexual function after pelvic floor surgery and explore differences between stress urinary incontinence (SUI) and pelvic organ prolapse (POP) surgery.

Design: Prospective observational study.

Setting: St Olav Hospital, Trondheim University Hospital, Norway.

Sexual experience of partners after hysterectomy, comparing subtotal with total abdominal hysterectomy.

Background: There is a lack of knowledge about partners' sexual experience after hysterectomy. The aim of this study was to explore potential differences in the experience of sexual intercourse by the partner, related to the operation method (subtotal versus total abdominal hysterectomy).

Method: Of all patients having undergone abdominal hysterectomy for benign indications at St Olav Hospital, Trondheim between February 2001 and March 2003, Norway, 120 patients (60 total, 60 subtotal abdominal hysterectomy) were identified.