Background Planned home births in the United States are associated with fewer interventions but with increased adverse neonatal outcomes such as perinatal and neonatal deaths, neonatal seizures or serious neurologic…
Background The Pelvic Floor Distress Inventory-20 is used to evaluate symptoms and treatment effects in women with pelvic floor disorders. To interpret changes in the scores of this inventory, information…
Background The optimal choice of skin closure at cesarean delivery has not yet been determined. Objective This study compared wound complications and scar healing following cesarean delivery between 2 methods…
Background Both short and prolonged sleep duration have been linked to impaired glucose metabolism. Sleep patterns change during pregnancy, but prospective data are limited on their relation to gestational diabetes….
Background The underlying causes of vulvar pain in women with vulvodynia remain poorly understood. Catechol- O -methyltransferase, an enzyme that metabolizes catecholamines, is a neuromodulator that is involved with perception and…
Background Menopause is associated with increased risk of cardiovascular disease and the causal factors have been proposed to be the loss of estrogen and the subsequent alterations of the hormonal…
Background Multidimensional self-report measures of sexual function for women do not include the assessment of vulvar discomfort, limiting our understanding of its prevalence. In an effort to improve the measurement…
Background Chlamydia trachomatis infection is common and largely asymptomatic in women. If untreated, it can lead to sequelae such as pelvic inflammatory disease and infertility. It is unknown whether a…
Background The integrity of the pelvic autonomic nervous system is essential for proper bowel, bladder, and sexual function. Objective The purpose of this study was to characterize the anatomic path…
Background While the rate of unintended pregnancy has declined in the United States in recent years, unintended pregnancy among teens in the United States is the highest among industrialized nations,…
