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International Urogynecology Journal

Issue 11/2020

Content (37 Articles)

Editorial

Multidisciplinary approach between physicians and physiotherapists in urogynecology: how can we make it stronger?

Glaucia Miranda Varella Pereira, Patricia Driusso, Cristine Homsi Jorge Ferreira, Luiz Gustavo Oliveira Brito

Perineal Laceration Review Article

Maternal, obstetrical and neonatal risk factors’ impact on female urinary incontinence: a systematic review

Shahla Faal Siahkal, Mina Iravani, Zeynab Mohaghegh, Foruzan Sharifipour, Maryam Zahedian

Fertility Clinical Opinion

Update in fertility-sparing native-tissue procedures for pelvic organ prolapse

Stefano Manodoro, Andrea Braga, Marta Barba, Giorgio Caccia, Maurizio Serati, Matteo Frigerio

Perineal Laceration Original Article

Indications for surgical intervention in a postpartum pelvic floor specialty clinic

Fatima Jibrel, Caroline K. Cox, Pamela S. Fairchild, Dee E. Fenner, Shriya Suresh, Carolyn W. Swenson

Open Access Episiotomy Original Article

Review of available national guidelines for obstetric anal sphincter injury

Joanna C. Roper, Nirmala Amber, Osanna Yee Ki Wan, Abdul H. Sultan, Ranee Thakar

Open Access Ultrasound Original Article

Postpartum sexual function; the importance of the levator ani muscle

Anne-Marie Roos, Leonie Speksnijder, Anneke B. Steensma

Original Article

Postpartum anal incontinence in women with and without obstetric anal sphincter injuries

Rebecca Everist, Madeline Burrell, Kylie-Ann Mallitt, Katrina Parkin, Vicki Patton, Emmanuel Karantanis

Stress Incontinence Original Article

Characteristics of persistent urinary incontinence after successful fistula closure in Ethiopian women

Rahel Nardos, Elena K. Phoutrides, Laura Jacobson, Allyson Knapper, Christopher K. Payne, L. Lewis Wall, Bharti Garg, Senait Tarekegn, Almaz Teamir, Melaku Abriha Marye

Episiotomy Original Article

Sonographic fetal head circumference and the risk of obstetric anal sphincter injury following vaginal delivery

Raanan Meyer, Amihai Rottenstreich, Michal Zamir, Hadas Ilan, Edward Ram, Menachem Alcalay, Gabriel Levin

Perineal Laceration Original Article

Selective episiotomy versus no episiotomy for severe perineal trauma: a systematic review with meta-analysis

Gláucia Miranda Varella Pereira, Renato Sugahara Hosoume, Marilene Vale de Castro Monteiro, Cassia Raquel Teatin Juliato, Luiz Gustavo Oliveira Brito

Ultrasound Original Article

Levator avulsion and vaginal parity: do subsequent vaginal births matter?

H. P. Dietz, C. Walsh, N. Subramaniam, T. Friedman

Open Access Urinary Incontinence Original Article

A one-stop perineal clinic: our eleven-year experience

Osanna Yee Ki Wan, Annika Taithongchai, Susana I. Veiga, Abdul H. Sultan, Ranee Thakar

Stress Incontinence Original Article

Ability to contract the pelvic floor muscles and association with muscle function in incontinent women

Fátima Faní Fitz, Letícia Missen Paladini, Letícia de Azevedo Ferreira, Márcia Maria Gimenez, Maria Augusta Tezelli Bortolini, Rodrigo Aquino Castro

Original Article

Change in levator ani muscle stiffness and active force during pregnancy and post-partum

Melissa J. Davidson, Poul M. F. Nielsen, Andrew J. Taberner, Jennifer A. Kruger

Ultrasound Original Article

Parturition mode recommendation and symptoms of pelvic floor disorders after obstetric anal sphincter injuries

Matthieu van der Vlist, Daniella Oom, Joost van Rosmalen, Astrid van Ovost, Cornelis Hogewoning

Dyspareunia Original Article

Postpartum perineal pain and dyspareunia related to each superficial perineal muscle injury: a cohort study

Margarita Manresa, Ana Pereda, Josefina Goberna-Tricas, Sara S. Webb, Carmen Terre-Rull, Eduardo Bataller

Perineal Laceration Original Article

Is it time to abandon episiotomy use? A randomized controlled trial (EPITRIAL)

Lena Sagi-Dain, Inna Kreinin-Bleicher, Rabia Bahous, Noga Gur Arye, Tamar Shema, Aya Eshel, Orna Caspin, Ron Gonen, Shlomi Sagi

Computed Tomography Original Article

Pelvic floor morphology in the standing position using upright computed tomography: age and sex differences

Keiichi Narita, Yoshitake Yamada, Minoru Yamada, Yoichi Yokoyama, Takehiro Nakahara, Masahiro Jinzaki

Labor Induction Original Article

Intrapartum risk factors for postpartum urinary retention: a case-control study

Andrea M. Avondstondt, Ryan J. Hidalgo, Charbel G. Salamon

Fecal Incontinence Original Article

A biomechanically based concept for a stronger obstetric anal sphincter repair

Peter Petros, Akin Sivaslioglu, Elvira Bratila, Petre Bratila, Burghard Abendstein

Open Access Ultrasound Original Article

Outcome of anal symptoms and anorectal function following two obstetric anal sphincter injuries (OASIS)—a nested case-controlled study

Nicola Adanna Okeahialam, Ranee Thakar, Madhu Naidu, Abdul H. Sultan

Brachytherapy Original Article

Pre-rehabilitation of the pelvic floor before radiation therapy for cervical cancer: a pilot study

Cinara Sacomori, Paulina Araya-Castro, Paulette Diaz-Guerrero, Ingrid Alanis Ferrada, Angélica Claudia Martínez-Varas, Kamilla Zomkowski

Sectio Ceasarea Original Article

The changing perception and knowledge of obstetric fistula: a qualitative study

Chi Chiung Grace Chen, Jie Jiao, Gerard Mbabazi, Annelise Long, Rachel Galvao, Denis Rwabizi, Blaise Dushimiyimana, Eugene Ngoga

IUJ Video

Martius labial fat pad graft (use in rectovaginal fistula repair)

D. Allan Leach, John B. Gebhart

Lumbosacral discitis as a rare complication of laparoscopic sacrocolpopexy

Gülşen Doğan Durdağ, Songül Alemdaroğlu, Emre Durdağ, Seda Yüksel Şimşek, Tuba Turunç, Selçuk Yetkinel, Şafak Yılmaz Baran, Hüsnü Çelik

Cystocele IUJ Video

Trans-obturator cystocele repair of level 2 paravaginal defect

Vladimir Kalis, Veronika Kovarova, Zdenek Rusavy, Khaled M. Ismail

Laparoscopy Images in Urogynecology

Tubal malformation with primary vesico-tubal fistula

Fang Li, Fan Xu, Zhong Lin

Episiotomy Author Response (Invitation)

In reply: Letter to the editor: Is it time to abandon episiotomy use? A randomized controlled trial (epitrial)

Lena Sagi-Dain, Inna Kreinin-Bleicher, Rabia Bahous, Shlomi Sagi