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Subclinical UTIs May Trigger Acute Coronary Syndromes
Monday, 18 July 2005
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Acute coronary syndromes (ACS) may be precipitated by subclinical urinary tract infections (UTI), perhaps through inflammatory disruption of atherosclerotic plaque, findings from a case-control study suggest.
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Conservative Surgery Effective Long-Term For Bladder Endometriosis
Friday, 01 July 2005
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Conservative surgery provides long-term relief for many women with bladder endometriosis, say researchers from Italy.
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Survey Finds Women Suffer In Silence With Pelvic Floor Disorders
Monday, 27 June 2005
While most women suffer from pelvic floor disorders (PFD), the majority don't seek help until they are incontinent.
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Dipstick Testing Reliably Predicts Bacteriuria in Urogynecology Patients
Monday, 13 June 2005
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Nitrite reagent strip testing of urine "has excellent specificity" for bacteriuria in urogynecology patients, according to a Texas team.
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FDA Approves Cipro Formulation for Urinary Tract Infection
Friday, 20 May 2005
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Specialty drugmaker Depomed Inc. on Friday said the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved its extended-release antibiotic Proquin XR (ciprofloxacin hydrochloride) as a treatment for urinary tract infection, making it the company's first approved product.
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Study Reviews Incidence of Voiding and Sexual Dysfunction After Deep Resection for Rectal Carcinoma
Thursday, 19 May 2005
BERKELEY, CA (UroToday Inc.) - Voiding and sexual dysfunction after deep rectal resection has been described with various frequencies in the literature.
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Article Reviews Urological Management of the Patient with AIDS
Monday, 16 May 2005
BERKELEY, CA (UroToday Inc.) - According to World Health Organization estimates, 40 million people worldwide were infected with HIV by December of 2003.
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Long-term Follow-up Indicates that Augmentation Enterocystoplasty and Continent Urinary Diversion Are Safe and Effective Treatments for Most Benign Urological Disorders
Wednesday, 11 May 2005
BERKELEY, CA (UroToday Inc.) - Jerry Blaivas and colleagues from New York reviewed their long-term outcomes after augmentation enterocystoplasty (AC) and continent diversion (CD) for benign disease.
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The Use of E.Coli Extract (OM-89) Is Safe and Effective in Reducing Recurrent Urinary Tract Infections in Women
Friday, 22 April 2005
BERKELEY, CA (UroToday Inc.) - The treatment options for recurrent urinary tractions, after a complete negative anatomic evaluation, generally consist of low dose daily antibiotic prophylaxis, antibiotic prophylaxis after predisposing events or antibiotic self-treatment programs.
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Is It Time to Abandon the Use of Amphotericin B Bladder Irrigation?
Wednesday, 13 April 2005
BERKELEY, CA (UroToday Inc.) - Since the initial report in 1960, intravesical irrigation of Amphotericin B (AMB) has been routinely used for the treatment of funguria, mainly because of the potential side effects of parenteral use.
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Microscopic Hematuria Not Likely to Affect Pregnancy Outcome
Tuesday, 12 April 2005
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Pregnant women with dipstick-positive hematuria can be reassured that their pregnancy is unlikely to be affected by the condition, Australian researchers advise.
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Diabetes Increases Risk of Urinary Infection in Postmenopausal Women
Monday, 11 April 2005
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Rates of urinary tract infection (UTI) and asymptomatic bacteriuria (AB) are higher among postmenopausal women with diabetes than among those without diabetes, researchers report.
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Tension-Free Vaginal Tape Procedures Can Be Performed Safely and Efficaciously In Women ≥ 70 Years Old
Thursday, 31 March 2005
BERKELEY, CA (UroToday Inc.) - Since the introduction of the tension-free vaginal tape (TVT) by Ulmsten and colleagues in 1996, it has become one of the most commonly performed procedures for the treatment of stress urinary incontinence (SUI).
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Pelvic Organ Prolapse Repair is Well Tolerated and Efficacious In Women 80 Years of Age and Older
Tuesday, 22 March 2005
BERKELEY, CA (UroToday Inc.) - With increasing human longevity, undoubtedly more older women will require or request surgery to correct vaginal prolapse.
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Clinical Criteria for BV Can Be Simplified
Friday, 11 March 2005
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - The current clinical criteria for diagnosing bacterial vaginosis (BV) can be simplified without significant loss of sensitivity or specificity, Rhode Island-based researchers report in the March issue of Obstetrics and Gynecology.
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World Continence Week 2009

Patient Guide - Controlling Your Bladder Symptoms

- Prepared by Diane K. Newman, MSN, CRNP, FAAN, BCIA-PMDM

Promoting Continence Worldwide

- Prepared by Diane K. Newman, MSN, CRNP, FAAN, BCIA-PMDM

Urinary Incontinence: Epidemiology and Disease Burden
- Prepared by Alan J. Wein, MD, PhD (hon)

Focus on Female Urology

Focus on Female Urology condenses a selection of compelling and relevant science - on topic and chosen by the UroToday.com editorial staff.

FDA Public Health Notification: Serious Complications Associated with Transvaginal Placement of Surgical Mesh in Repair of Pelvic Organ Prolapse and Stress Urinary Incontinence
- News Release
Overactive Bladder Management: Thinking Beyond Urgency and Frequency
- CME

- International Consultation on Incontinence - ICI 2008

- Session Abstracts, Pelvic Floor and Prolapse

Tension Free Vaginal Tape Underneath Bladder Base: Does it Prevent Cystocele Recurrence?
- Beyond the Abstract

Use of Transabdominal Ultrasound Imaging in Retraining the Pelvic-Floor Muscles of a Woman Postpartum
- Beyond the Abstract

Levator Trauma is Associated with Pelvic Organ Prolapse
- Beyond the Abstract

Female Sexual Dysfunction: A New Urogynaecological Research Field
- Beyond the Abstract

Female Urology in Conferences

Session Highlights from the Society for Urodynamics & Female Urology 2009 Winter Meeting

- Exclusive Coverage by UroToday.com Contributing Medical Writer, William Jaffe, MD

Surgery for Pelvic Organ Prolapse

- ICI 2008 - Presented by Linda Brubaker, MD

Surgery for Pelvic Organ Prolapse

- ICI 2008 - Highlights from the Committee Meeting, Reported by William Jaffe, MD

Pelvic Prolapse: What does the Urologist Contribute?
- Presented at the Masters in Urology by E. Ann Gormley, MD, FACS

Urodynamics/Incontinence/Female Urology: Pelvic Prolapse
- From the AUA 2008 - Session Highlights by Kathleen C. Kobashi, MD

Repair of Vesico-Vaginal Fistula: Lessons Learned in Africa
- From SUFU 2008 - Session Highlights by Kathleen C. Kobashi, MD