A Randomized Controlled Trial of Consent for Patients Undergoing Transobturator Slings.

Importance: Improving patients' recall and understanding of their planned surgery is essential for fully informed consent.

Objective: The objective of this study was to assess if the addition of an information handout to the standard preoperative consent process for the transobturator midurethral sling procedure improved patient understanding, recall, and satisfaction.

Study Design: This is a randomized controlled trial of adult women undergoing a transobturator midurethral sling procedure for the treatment of stress urinary incontinence.

Education in Female Sexual Function and Dysfunction among American Urogynecologic Society Members: An Unmet Need.

Objectives: Sexual function is an important component of women's health that has not been traditionally emphasized during medical training, suggesting that further education is needed to provide comprehensive patient care. The purpose of this study was to describe education and interest in female sexual function among urogynecology providers.

Methods: Conducted in 2020, this was a cross-sectional survey of American Urogynecologic Society members assessing educational and clinical experience with female sexual function.

Perspectives on cultural competency and race concordance from perinatal patients and community-based doulas.

Background: As awareness of perinatal health disparities grows, many birthing people of color are seeking racially and/or culturally concordant providers. We described preferences for, and perceptions of, racial and/or cultural concordance and cultural competence in the context of the doula-client relationship.

Methods: Seven focus group discussions (FGDs) with a total of 27 participants were conducted to investigate the perspectives of patients and doulas across Massachusetts, United States.

Patient Perception of Care, Outcomes, and Consequences from Placenta Accreta Spectrum: A Survey-Based Study.

Objective: Placenta accreta spectrum (PAS) is an obstetric diagnosis that carries significant risks. However, little is known about patient perceptions of care. This study was conducted to describe the patient experience, reported outcomes, and assess geographical variation in PAS care in the United States.

A mixed-methods approach to understanding the perspectives, experiences, and attitudes of a culturally tailored cognitive behavioral therapy/motivational interviewing intervention for African American patients with type 2 diabetes: a randomized parallel design pilot study.

Background: African American (AA) adults are 60% more likely to be diagnosed with diabetes mellitus (DM) and experience more complications than non-Hispanic White adults. Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) has shown to be an effective modality for helping patients improve health behaviors and regulate emotional states. Motivational interviewing (MI) addresses participant engagement and motivation.

Two common human CLDN5 alleles encode different open reading frames but produce one protein isoform.

Claudins provide tight junction barrier selectivity. The human CLDN5 gene contains a high-frequency single-nucleotide polymorphism (rs885985), where the G allele codes for glutamine (Q) and the A allele codes for an amber stop codon. Thus, these different CLDN5 alleles define nested open reading frames (ORFs) encoding claudin-5 proteins that are 303 or 218 amino acids in length.