 Dear NAFC Subscriber In this issue of Quality Care® e-newsletter you will find excerpts of articles pertaining to sexual health. Everyone deserves to be fully functional this includes intimate relationships. Lower urinary tract symptoms, prolapse, overactive bladder, and child birth can all impact sexual relationships as well as bladder and bowel control. Please find the following information both educational and entertaining.
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Vaginal Rejuvenation--Fact and Fiction By Lauri Romanzi, MD Vaginal rejuvenation is a fashionable concept with no strict definition. Yes, that's right, things vaginal are now fashionable. And chances are you've got one, or know someone who does.
"Vaginal rejuvenation" sprang onto the medical scene a few years ago, with no formal medical definition. It has since come to mean any variety of procedures and treatments, many with an established record of use for generations, and others with no history, no data, and therefore, no predictable result...
To read this full article by Lauri J. Romanzi, MD, FACOG, click the link below.
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How a "Birth Plan" Can Help Protect Your Pelvic Floor By Sharon Bond, PhD, CNM The relationship between urinary incontinence (UI), pelvic floor disorders and vaginal birth is a hot topic. Popular magazines and some scientific journals claim that vaginal birth is a cause of urinary incontinence, which has fueled the debate about another equally hot topic: caesarean delivery by maternal request!...
To read this full article by Sharon Bond, PhD, CNM, click on the link below.
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New Research: Overactive Bladder Symptoms Can Affect Sexual Health in Men By Zoe Kopp, PhD, MPH Past research demonstrates an association between lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) and erectile dysfunction in men, meaning that many men with LUTS also have problems achieving an erection and vice-versa. But what about storage symptoms and overactive bladder (OAB) specifically? And do LUTS impact other aspects of male sexual health in addition to erections?
A new study (funded by Pfizer, Inc.) surveyed almost 12,000 men...
To read this full article by Zoe Kopp, PhD, MPH, click the link below.
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Once again, thank you for your continued support of NAFC. We value our partnership and appreciate your efforts to advocate for, educate, and treat those suffering from incontinence.
Warmest regards,
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