March 20th 2023
"UH is working on starting clinics throughout rural Northeast Ohio, and we're meeting to develop a FPMRS program, both virtual and in-person, so patients can have access to this point of care," says David Sheyn, MD.
AUGS Pelvic Floor Disorders (PFD) Week 2023 Important Dates
December 19th 2022The American Urogynecologic Society's Pelvic Floor Disorders (PFD) Week 2023 is the year’s largest venue for those in the field of urogynecology and Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery to come together for education and networking.
YouTube spreads low-quality medical information on recurrent UTIs, study finds
May 20th 2022In this interview, coauthors Connie Huang, MD, and Jason M. Kim, MD, discuss the findings of their recent study, "Urinary Tract Infection on social media: Examining YouTube content as a source of patient educational information."
Study aims to improve understanding of sexual and pelvic floor health after female cystectomy
April 28th 2022“We know that, in general, cystectomy in women can disrupt pelvic floor support and innervation, as well as hormonal and sexual function, but there are no good prospective data to help us fully understand pelvic floor complications following the procedure,” said Jacqueline Zillioux, MD.
Is neuromodulation beneficial for patients with female sexual dysfunction?
March 8th 2022A study presented at the 2022 Society of Urodynamics, Female Pelvic Medicine & Urogenital Reconstruction (SUFU) Winter Meeting evaluated the safety and efficacy of percutaneous tibial nerve stimulation (PTNS) in patients who suffer from female sexual dysfunction.
The current state of organ-sparing radical cystectomy for women
January 3rd 2022As an advocate for patients, Svetlana Avulova, MD, stresses the importance of this population of women with bladder cancer and how their desire to preserve sexual function through organ-sparing treatment should be recognized and validated.
Investigators assess the satisfaction of telehealth visits in FPMRS patients
September 1st 2021“We found a majority of patients with televisits were satisfied, with many saying it was easy to schedule, easy to comfortably share sensitive information with their doctor, and with the most surprising [finding] being 80% saying they would choose it again over an in-person visit,” says Christina Shin, BA.
Noticing the patterns of fear and frustration among patients regarding UTIs
August 24th 2021“[Patients] want to ensure that all of their episodes of UTIs are seen as a chronic condition that’s really debilitating in their life, and not just single episodes for which they need antibiotics,” says Victoria C. Scott, MD.
Dr. Victoria Scott discusses patient frustration with treatment courses for recurrent UTIs
August 23rd 2021“The frustration component that we found and heard amongst these women was with their providers really focusing their care around antibiotics…[and] not spending enough time on education with prevention strategies,” says Victoria C. Scott, MD.
Dr. Elizabeth Mueller discusses standard vs expanded cultures for urinary tract infections
August 5th 2021“We found in general that there was really no difference in their symptom improvement,” said Elizabeth R. Mueller, MD, MSME, of a study comparing women from whom standard vs expanded cultures were obtained.