Preventing Obesity in Midlife Women: A Recommendation From the Women's Preventive Services Initiative.

Description: The Women's Preventive Services Initiative (WPSI), a national coalition of women's health professional organizations and patient advocacy representatives, developed a recommendation for counseling midlife women aged 40 to 60 years with normal or overweight body mass index (BMI; 18.5 to 29.9 kg/m) to maintain weight or limit weight gain to prevent obesity with the long-term goals of optimizing health, function, and well-being.

Future Directions of Research and Care for Urinary Incontinence: Findings from the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases Summit on Urinary Incontinence Clinical Research in Women.

Purpose: Female urinary incontinence is prevalent, costly and morbid. Participants in a NIDDK (National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases) sponsored summit reviewed findings from NIH (National Institutes of Health) funded clinical research on urinary incontinence in women and discussed the future of urinary incontinence research.

Materials And Methods: The NIDDK convened the Summit on Urinary Incontinence Clinical Research in Women on March 14, 2014.

Effect of Vestibulectomy for Intractable Vulvodynia.

Study Objective: To assess the effectiveness of vestibulectomy in treating vulvodynia for patients with inadequate response to vulvar care guidelines and medical management.

Design: Retrospective case series (Canadian Task Force classification II-2).

Patients: All patients who underwent a vestibulectomy from 2004 to 2013 for vulvodynia.

Vulvodynia.

Vulvodynia, a chronic pain disorder, affects women throughout the lifespan. Appropriate evaluation and diagnosis is necessary to enable effective management. The etiology is considered multifactorial.

Vulvodynia.

Vulvar pain and discomfort (vulvodynia) are common conditions that can have a significant impact on a patient's quality of life. Vulvodynia is a difficult condition to evaluate and treat. This article gives the primary gynecologist a basic framework with which to identify, diagnose, and begin treatment for these patients and refer if necessary.