Featured Articles
The following featured articles are from NICHD researchers or NICHD-supported research.
- Visco, A. G., Brubaker, L., Richter, H. E., Nygaard, I., Paraiso, M. F., Menefee, S. A., et al. (2012). Anticholinergic versus botulinum toxin. A comparison trial for the treatment of bothersome urge urinary incontinence: ABC trial. Contemporary Clinical Trials, 33, 184-196. PMID: 22008247
- Rogers, R. G., Leeman, L. M., Migliaccio, L., & Albers, L. L. (2008). Does the severity of spontaneous genital tract trauma affect postpartum pelvic floor function? International Urogynecology Journal and Pelvic Floor Dysfunction, 19, 429-435. PMID: 17896065
- Barber, M. D., Chen, Z., Lukacz, E., Markland, A., Wai, C., Brubaker, L., et al. (2011). Further validation of the short form versions of the Pelvic Floor Distress Inventory (PFDI) and Pelvic Floor Impact Questionnaire (PFIQ). Neurourology and Urodynamics, 30, 541-546. PMID: 21344495
- Hoyte, L., Ye, W., Brubaker, L., Fielding, J. R., Lockhart, M. E., Heilbrun, M. E., et al. (2011). Segmentations of MRI images of the female pelvic floor: A study of inter- and intra-reader reliability. Journal of Magnetic Resonance Imaging, 33, 684-691. PMID: 21563253
- Gutman, R. E., Bradley, C. S., Ye, W., Markland, A. D., Whitehead, W. E., Fitzgerald, M. P., & Pelvic Floor Disorders Network. (2010). Effects of colpocleisis on bowel symptoms among women with severe pelvic organ prolapse. International Urogynecology Journal, 21, 461-466. PMID: 19960182
- Heilbrun, M. E., Nygaard, I. E., Lockhart, M. E., Richter, H. E., Brown, M. B., Kenton, K. S., et al. (2010). Correlation between levator ani muscle injuries on magnetic resonance imaging and fecal incontinence, pelvic organ prolapse, and urinary incontinence in primiparous women. American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology, 202, 488.e1-6. PMID: 20223445
- Richter, H. E., Burgio, K. L., Brubaker, L., Nygaard, I. E., Ye, W., Weidner, A., et al. (2010). Continence pessary compared with behavioral therapy or combined therapy for stress incontinence: A randomized controlled trial. Obstetrics and Gynecology, 115, 609-617. PMID: 20177294
- Wei, J. T., Nygaard, I., Richter, H. E., Nager, C. W., Barber, M. D., Kenton, K., et al. (2012). A mid-urethral sling to reduce incontinence after vaginal prolapse repair. New England Journal of Medicine, 366, 2358-2367. PMID: 22716974
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