Stress Urinary Incontinence

"First patient in" is the call from the Innsbruck firm, Innovacell Biotechnologie AG, as the first patient was recruited at the MHAT Plovdiv clinic in Bulgaria for the Phase IIb study of the advanced therapy medicinal product, urocell®. The clinical study will be conducted, beside Bulgaria, in the C more

University of Utah researchers have identified a region of the human genome that may contribute to the development of pelvic floor disorders such as pelvic organ prolapse and stress urinary incontinence, according to a study published in the American Journal of Human Genetics. Kristina Allen-Brady, more

Repairing the female pelvic floor: when good enough is not good enough Repairing the female pelvic floor: when good enough is not good enough, Published online: 23 January 2018; doi:10.1038/nrurol.2017.219 Women commonly experience pelvic floor damage during pregnancy and vaginal childbirth and la more

ABSTRACT Cell therapy is emerging as an alternative treatment of stress urinary incontinence. However, many aspects of the procedure require further optimization. A large animal model is needed to reliably test cell delivery methods. In this study we aim to determine suitability of the goat as a more

Abstract In this study, we developed a novel technique of irreversible sphincter deficiency by pudendal nerve transection (PNT) using 40 female rats for studying the pathophysiology of stress urinary incontinence associated with childbirth. Of the 40 rats, 10 served as controls and the remaining more