dyspareunia/obesity

OBJECTIVE Obesity can predispose women to pelvic organ prolapse and can also affect the success of pelvic organ prolapse surgery. The purpose of this study was to compare the postoperative anatomical outcomes following sacral colpopexy (SC) and transvaginal mesh colpopexy in a group of obese women

BACKGROUND Obesity and overweight are increasing worldwide and may compromise female sexual function. Our aim was to compare the sexual function of normal and overweight women in pregnancy. METHODS A cross-sectional study involving 223 pregnant women: 105 overweight [pre-pregnancy body mass index

OBJECTIVE To outline the demographic and clinical characteristics of patients with deep intestinal endometriosis submitted to surgical treatment at a tertiary referral center with a multidisciplinary team, and correlate those characteristics with the surgical procedures performed and operative

OBJECTIVE To mitigate TOT complications we designed a modified TOT technique called canal TOT. We describe this new technique and evaluate its feasibility. METHODS Between October 2006 and June 2007, 105 consecutive women with stress urinary incontinence underwent a canal TOT procedure. Two oblique

OBJECTIVE Cholecystectomy using a rigid-hybrid transvaginal natural orifice transluminal endoscopic surgery (NOTES) approach (tvNCC) reduces abdominal wall incisions and might decrease surgical trauma by combining endoluminal access and laparoscopic techniques. We assessed the feasibility and safety

BACKGROUND The exciting concept of performing surgery in the peritoneal cavity without abdominal incisions by means of flexible endoscopes introduced through natural orifices-natural orifice transluminal endoscopic surgery (NOTES) has been widely investigated in recent years in experimental

OBJECTIVE To describe the clinical and pathologic features of women undergoing labioplasty for labia minora hypertrophy (LH) and to determine whether localized lymphedema plays a role in its pathogenesis. METHODS A retrospective case series of consecutive cases of labioplasties performed for LH was

BACKGROUND Vaginal vault prolapsed is a rare complication, with a frequency from 0.2 to 1% after hysterectomy, which is presented due to a bad surgical technique in fixation of the vault suspension elements, as well others factors as the multiparity, menopause, chronic lungs disease, obesity,

Congenital factor, obesity, aging, pregnancy and childbirth are the main risk factors for female pelvic floor disorders (urinary incontinence, anal incontinence, pelvic organ prolapse, dyspareunia). Vaginal delivery may cause injury to the pudendal nerve, the anal sphincter, or the anal sphincter.

Abdominal sacrofixation is the gold standard for the treatment of the prolapse. There are many ways to do it: technical, meshes, dissection, fixation of the mesh, associated procedures. Laparotomy is the classical procedure for sacrofixation. The basis of sacrofixation is to dissect the weak

Post-hysterectomy vaginal vault prolapse is a common disorder which generally manifests as a protrusion of the vagina through the genital hiatus, sometimes accompanied by urinary and gastrointestinal symptoms as well as sexual dysfunction. Risk factors for this condition include vaginal deliveries,

OBJECTIVE The objective of this study was to determine the prevalence of urogenital complaints in postmenopausal women aged 50 and over. METHODS The study was carried out in the city of Istanbul on women within the age range of 50 and over. The statistical figures for these women were obtained from

OBJECTIVE To determine the post-partum management of women and their newborn whatever the mode of delivery. METHODS The PubMed database, the Cochrane Library and the recommendations from the French and foreign obstetrical societies or colleges have been consulted. RESULTS Because breastfeeding is