Pregnancy Articles

Data are scarce regarding pregnancy and delivery among women with a neurogenic bladder due to congenital spinal cord defects.

To report the obstetrical and urological outcomes of women with congenital spinal cord defects and vesico-sphincteric disorders.

Urinary tract infections (UTIs) affect approximately 150 million people worldwide per year, causing annual health costs of over three billion dollars just in the USA. Every second woman experiences at least one UTI in her lifetime, with every one in four experiencing recurrence.

Vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) is essential for normal embryonic development, and maintenance of adult vascular function. Originally described as a vascular permeability factor, VEGF alters tight cell junctions and contributes to maintenance of bladder permeability.

Spermatozoa are physiologically exposed to reactive oxygen species (ROS) that play a pivotal role on several sperm functions through activation of different intracellular mechanisms involved in physiological functions such as sperm capacitation associated-events.

Since 1992, the development of intra-cytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI) has allowed infertile couples and couples affected by severe male factor infertility in particular, many of which with a history of failed traditional IVF, to become parents.

Lithogenic urinary changes occur during pregnancy. Such changes may increase stone proclivity in working and child rearing aged women thereafter. However, such an association has not been previously identified.

Pregnancy in women with spinal-cord injury (SCI) poses a clinical challenge. We hypothesized that changes in the management of neurogenic bladder during pregnancy are commonly required and should receive more attention.

Asymptomatic bacteriuria (ASB) is a common finding in many populations, including healthy women and persons with underlying urologic abnormalities. The 2005 guideline from the Infectious Diseases Society of America recommended that ASB should be screened for and treated only in pregnant women or in an individual prior to undergoing invasive urologic procedures.

To determine rates and types of peripartum morbidity among delivering women with spina bifida (SB) compared to those without SB. The rates of pregnancy and delivery among women with SB have been significantly increasing.

Management of urinary stones is a major issue for most urologists. Treatment modalities are minimally invasive and include extracorporeal shockwave lithotripsy (SWL), ureteroscopy (URS), and percutaneous nephrolithotomy (PNL).

Declining fertility rates in both human and animals is a cause for concern. While many of the infertility cases are due to known causes, idiopathic infertility is reported in 30% of the infertile couples.

Lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) can frequently be seen in pregnant women. Pregnancy and delivery have been considered as risk factors in the occurrence of pelvic floor dysfunction and determinants of LUTS.

What are the relations among birthweight (BW), semen parameters and birth outcomes in a population-based sample?

BW is unrelated to semen parameters, which are in turn unrelated to birth outcomes.

Pregnancy and childbirth are important risk factors for urinary incontinence (UI) in women. Pelvic floor muscle exercises (PFME) are effective for prevention of UI. Guidelines for the management of UI recommend offering pelvic floor muscle training (PFMT) to women during their first pregnancy as a preventive strategy.

Compare vaginal resting pressure (VRP), pelvic floor muscle (PFM) strength, and endurance in women with and without diastasis recti abdominis at gestational week 21 and at 6 weeks, 6 months, and 12 months postpartum.

Medical expulsive therapy (MET) represents an effective adjunctive treatment for nonpregnant patients with symptomatic urolithiasis. Tamsulosin is classified by the FDA as a category B medication; however no published data exists for human pregnancy.

The study was to investigate the prevalence and risk factors of stress urinary incontinence (SUI) and its impact on the quality of life during pregnancy and 12 months after delivery.

866 women delivering their newborns at a tertiary hospital were recruited.

Recognizing the importance of sexual and reproductive health to patients with spina bifida (SB), pediatric urologists have taken responsibility for initiating conversations regarding this topic with adolescent and young adult SB patients.

Are women with endometriosis who conceive with IVF at increased risk of preterm birth?

Women with endometriosis who conceive with IVF do not face an increased risk of preterm birth.

The eutopic endometrium of women with endometriosis has been repeatedly shown to present molecular and cellular alterations.

The objective of this study was to determine the prevalence and associated risk factors for urinary incontinence (UI) among antenatal clinic attendees in a low resourced setting in Nigeria.

This study was a cross-sectional study involving pregnant women aged 18-45 years.

To investigate the prevalence of urinary incontinence during pregnancy and associated risk factors.

The study is a cross-sectional and descriptive study. A questionnaire was conducted with a total of 750 pregnant women about their urinary incontinence complaints between April and December 2013.

Understanding individual and population-specific risk factors associated with recurrent urinary tract infections (UTIs) can help physicians tailor prophylactic strategies. Frequent intercourse, vulvovaginal atrophy, change of the local bacterial flora, history of UTIs during premenopause or in childhood, family history, and a nonsecretor blood type are substantiated risk factors for recurrent uncomplicated UTIs.

Male infertility is a major health burden worldwide. In the United Kingdom, the diagnostic and treatment pathway for male factor fertility is fragmented with wide variance in management and funding protocols.

MIAMI, FL USA (UroToday.com) - This was an interesting study whose aim was to describe the symptoms and course of IC/BPS throughout pregnancy and with subsequent pregnancies.

The relative impact of age, pregnancy and vaginal delivery on urinary incontinence is still an unresolved issue that involves the controversial question about the protective effect of cesarean section.

To evaluate the effects of sacral neuromodulation (SNM) on pregnancy and the impact of delivery on SNM function.

A systematic search was conducted through January 2016. We selected studies including women who had SNM and a subsequent pregnancy.

While many women report urinary incontinence (UI) during pregnancy, associations with pre-pregnancy urinary leakage remain under-explained.

We performed a multi-strand prospective cohort study with 860 nulliparous women recruited during pregnancy.

To determine the prevalence of urinary incontinence among primigravida in the third trimester, its risk factors and its effect to quality of life.

This is a cross sectional study involving primigravida in their third trimester of pregnancy, who attended the Patient Assessment Centre of a tertiary referral hospital in Klang Valley from July 2012 to June 2013.

Urolithiasis in pregnancy is a major health concern and can potentially affect the well-being of both mother and foetus. Management of this condition often entails simultaneous multidisciplinary involvement of obstetrician, radiologist and urologist.