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Open AccessUrinary beta 3-adrenoceptor as a diagnostic biomarker for overactive bladder in women
This study was to investigate urinary beta 3-adrenoceptor concentration as a biomarker for overactive bladder (OAB) and predictor of treatment outcomes in women receiving the beta 3-adrenoceptor agonist mirabe...
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Correlation between overactive bladder and detrusor overactivity: a retrospective study
The primary objective of this study is to determine the prevalence of overactive bladder (OAB) and detrusor overactivity (DO) in female patients who were referred for urodynamic study (UDS) because of lower ur...
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Open AccessHuman amniotic fluid stem cells can alleviate detrusor dysfunction caused by bladder outlet obstruction in rats
The present study examined whether bladder detrusor dysfunction due to partial bladder outlet obstruction (pBOO) could be improved after the treatment of human amniotic fluid stem cells (hAFSCs). 72 female rat...
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Open AccessInduced pluripotent stem cells can improve thrombolytic effect of low-dose rt-PA after acute carotid thrombosis in rat
Intravenous thrombolysis using recombinant tissue plasminogen activator (rt-PA) is the standard treatment for acute ischemic stroke. Standard-dose rt-PA (0.9 mg/kg) is known to achieve good recanalization but ...
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Pregnancy weight gain may affect perinatal outcomes, quality of life during pregnancy, and child-bearing expenses: an observational cohort study
We aimed to examine the effect of gestational weight gain (GWG) on perinatal outcomes, quality of life (QoL) during pregnancy, and medical costs of childbirth.
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Open AccessPrenatal transplantation of human amniotic fluid stem cell could improve clinical outcome of type III spinal muscular atrophy in mice
Spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) is a single gene disorder affecting motor function in uterus. Amniotic fluid is an alternative source of stem cell to ameliorate SMA. Therefore, this study aims to examine the the...
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Open AccessEffect of amniotic fluid stem cell transplantation on the recovery of bladder dysfunction in spinal cord-injured rats
The effects of human amniotic fluid stem cell (hAFSC) transplantation on bladder function and molecular changes in spinal cord-injured (SCI) rats were investigated. Four groups were studied: sham and SCI plus ...
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Open AccessImprovement in bladder dysfunction after bladder transplantation of amniotic fluid stem cells in diabetic rats
To examine the effects of human amniotic fluid stem cells (hAFSCs) transplantation on bladder function and molecular changes in diabetic rats, 60 female Sprague-Dawley rats were used for study. Three groups we...
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Outcome of coexistent overactive bladder symptoms in women with urodynamic urinary incontinence following anti-incontinence surgery
The objective was to investigate the outcome of stress urinary incontinence (SUI) and overactive bladder (OAB) symptoms in women with urodynamic stress incontinence (USI) after transobturator sling procedures ...
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The surgical trends and time-frame comparison of primary surgery for stress urinary incontinence, 2006–2010 vs 1997–2005: a population-based nation-wide follow-up descriptive study
The purpose of our study was to describe the surgical trends for female stress urinary incontinence (SUI) during 2006–2010, and a time-frame comparison with 1997–2005, based upon the National Health Insurance ...
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How antepartum and postpartum acute urinary retention affects the function and structure of the rat bladder
To examine the effect of acute urinary retention (AUR) on the urodynamic function and molecular structure of rat bladders in pregnancy and after parturition.
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Clinical impact of and contributing factors to urinary incontinence in women 5 years after first delivery
This study was conducted to investigate the prevalence of and contributing factors to urinary incontinence (UI) in women 5 years after their first birth and to evaluate the associations of UI with delivery mod...
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Sexual function following outside-in transobturator midurethral sling procedures: a prospective study
Midurethral tapes have shown favorable clinical outcomes for treating stress urinary incontinence (SUI), but the effects of outside-in transobturator midurethral sling procedures (TOT) on women’s sexual functi...
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Sexual function in women following transvaginal mesh procedures for the treatment of pelvic organ prolapse
Synthetic mesh kits recently adopted in pelvic reconstructive surgeries have achieved great surgical efficacy, but the effects of transvaginal synthetic mesh procedures on women’s sexual function are still con...
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Changing trends of surgical approaches for uterine prolapse: an 11-year population-based nationwide descriptive study
The interest of uterus-preserving surgery has been growing. Based on a nationwide database, we examined surgical procedures for uterine prolapse in Taiwan during the study period of 1997–2007, a total of 11 ye...
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Lower urinary tract symptoms in primiparous women before and during pregnancy
Lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS), in particular urinary incontinence (UI), commonly develops during pregnancy or following delivery. This study was conducted to investigate the prevalence of the LUTS before...
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A randomized controlled trial of antenatal pelvic floor exercises to prevent and treat urinary incontinence
The aim of the study was to evaluate the effect of antenatal pelvic floor muscle exercise (PFME) in the prevention and treatment of urinary incontinence during pregnancy and postpartum period.
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Postoperative urinary outcomes in catheterized and non-catheterized patients undergoing laparoscopic-assisted vaginal hysterectomy—a randomized controlled trial
The objective of this study is to assess the impact of bladder catheterization on the incidence of postoperative urinary tract infection (UTI) and urinary retention (PUR) following laparoscopic-assisted vagina...
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Resolution of elevated postvoid residual volumes after correction of severe pelvic organ prolapse
We hypothesized that elevated postvoid residual volume (PVRV) would resolve postoperatively in women with severe pelvic organ prolapse (POP) and investigated risk factors that might hamper its resolution. Retr...
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Correlation of pelvic organ prolapse quantification system scores with obstetric parameters and lower urinary tract symptoms in primiparae postpartum
This study investigated the correlation between results of the pelvic organ prolapse quantification (POPQ) system at 3 days and at 2 months postpartum with obstetric parameters and lower urinary tract symptoms...
