key articles
Gene may predispose some women to pelvic floor defects
Tuesday, 28 April 2009- University of Utah researchers have identified a region of the human genome that may contribute to the development of pelvic floor disorders such as pelvic organ prolapse and stress urinary incontinence,...
Edited by: ES
MRI is reported to aid in diagnosis of urethral diverticula
Thursday, 26 March 2009- The use of MRI may help visualise the anatomy of diverticula in its relation to the urethra and the bladder, according to a report by a team of Russian urologists, presented at the 24th Annual EAU...
By Evgenia Starkova
Equal access to healthcare affects racial distribution of female pelvic floor disorders
Wednesday, 21 January 2009- A team of US researchers report that there is a similar ethnic distribution of pelvic organ prolapse in an equal access health care system. This research based on a larger number of patients confirmed...
Edited by: ES
An update on the laparoscopic approach to urogynecology and pelvic reconstructive procedures
Sunday, 16 November 2008 - Advances in minimally invasive surgery have led to the increasing adoption of laparoscopic techniques in urogynecology and reconstructive pelvic surgery. Diwadkar et al. (2008) reviewed the...
Authors: Diwadkar et al.
Urocortin plays a potential role in male reproduction
Wednesday, 22 October 2008 - Urocortin (Ucn) a 40 amino acid neuropeptide and its related receptors have been investigated thoroughly in female reproduction system. However there are little data about the role of these...
Edited by: FGR
Cooperation with other EAU bodies is the key - ESFFU board aims at passing the message to a broad public
Friday, 10 October 2008 FGR: Why did the European Society of Neuro-Urology (ESNU) and the European Society of Female Urology merge and form the new ESFFU?
Heesakkers: The feeling was with most board members of the ESNU and of...
By: Franz-Günter Runkel
Patient reported and anatomical outcomes after surgery for pelvic organ prolapse
Friday, 3 October 2008 - El-Azab et al. (2008) modified Pelvic Floor Distress Inventory (PFDI) and Pelvic Floor Impact Questionnaire (PFIQ) to assess pelvic organ prolapse (POP) in Arabic Muslim women. They also compared...
Authors: El-Azab et al.
Efficacy of tolterodine on overactive bladder symptoms and sexual and emotional quality of life in sexually active women
Tuesday, 2 September 2008 - Rogers et al. (2008) evaluated overactive bladder (OAB) symptoms and sexual and emotional health in sexually active women with OAB/urgency urinary incontinence (UUI) treated with tolterodine extended...
Authors: Rogers et al.
Female perineal membrane: a study using pelvic floor semiserial sections from elderly nulliparous and multiparous women
Tuesday, 2 September 2008 - To describe the architecture and topohistology of the female perineal structures, especially the perineal membrane (PM), Kato et al. (2008) examined frontal sections (one side) and horizontal or...
Authors: Kato et al.
A 5-year prospective follow-up study of vaginal surgery for pelvic organ prolapse
Monday, 1 Septembr 2008 - Miedel et al. (2008) evaluated anatomic, functional, short- and long-term outcome of vaginal surgery for pelvic organ prolapse.
The prospective observational study included 185 consecutive women planned...
Authors: Miedel et al.
