Pelvic Floor Dysfunction
Expert Commentary
Does mediolateral episiotomy reduce the risk of anal sphincter injury in operative vaginal delivery?
Yes.
Expert Commentary
In women who have stress incontinence and intrinsic sphincter deficiency, which midurethral sling produces the best long-term results?
From the Editor
Have you tried a progestin for your patient’s pelvic pain?
Progestins are highly effective for pelvic pain caused by endometriosis that’s refractory to other treatments
Clinical Review
UPDATE ON PELVIC FLOOR DYSFUNCTION
We need to expand the differential diagnosis for chronic pelvic pain to include pelvic myofascial pain
Clinical Review
UPDATE: PELVIC FLOOR DYSFUNCTION
The authors examine recent literature on sacrocolpopexy: Can the abdominal approach still be considered the standard? And do the alternative...
Expert Commentary
Pessary and pelvic floor exercises for incontinence—are two better than one?
NO.
Clinical Review
PELVIC FLOOR DYSFUNCTION
Two recent studies of overactive bladder and urge incontinence treatments address the value of behavioral management and oxybutynin’s impact on...
Expert Commentary
Repair of a constricted or shortened vagina: What works?
Iatrogenic damage that does not yield to estrogen cream or dilators requires individualized surgery
News for Your Practice
Voices of experience weigh in: Do electronic medical records make for a better practice?
Success, apprehension, satisfaction, struggle—all describe ObGyns’ experience with EMR. Part 2 of 2.
Expert Commentary
Treating the range of lower-tract symptoms in prolapse
Does prolapse correlate with lower urinary-tract symptoms? What are the testing and treatment options for those symptoms?
Expert Commentary
Managing troublesome urethral diverticula
Which test is best? Does medical therapy work? When should you consider surgery?