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Original Source: 3-D Endoanal Ultrasound: Normative Anatomy of the Anal Sphincter in Nulliparous Females
The purpose of this research study is to measure the muscles that make up your anal sphincter (muscles that control bowel movements) by using ultrasound. The most common way for women to injure these muscles is through childbirth. Some physicians think about 30% of women delivering their first baby develop some anal sphincter damage, which may or may not lead to symptoms such as anal urgency or incontinence (involuntary loss of gas or stool). The purpose of the study is to...
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Vaginitis is an inflammation of the vagina. It can result in discharge, itching and pain, and is often associated with an irritation or infection of the vulva. It is usually due to infection. Vulvov...
Ovarian cancer is cancer that starts in the female reproductive organs, the ovaries. It is the fifth most common cancer among women. Women at risk of Ovarian cancer are those who have had fe...
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Anal Cancer on the Rise in Men with HIV
Nearly one-third of men with anal cancer have the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), according to the results of a study published in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute. Anal cancer is an u...
Study to determine prevalence of abnormal anal cytology and HPV in at-risk women
A basic connection of statistics lead a researcher at Women & Infants Hospital of Rhode Island to question whether women should be screened for anal cancer during a regular visit to the gynecologist,...
Anatomy is the identification and description of the structures of living things. Anatomy is a branch of biology and medicine which can be divided into three broad areas: human anatomy, zootomy (anima...
Oncologist expands HPV research to anal cancer
(Women & Infants Hospital) A basic connection of statistics lead a researcher at Women & Infants Hospital of Rhode Island to question whether women should be screened for anal cancer during a regular...
HIV infection connected to rising anal cancer rates in men in the U.S.
Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection contributes substantially to the epidemic of anal cancer in men, but not women in the United States, according to new research from NCI. Chart shows overal...
Anal Cancer Rates Appear to Be On the Rise in the U.S.
The number of people in the United States with anal cancer has tripled since the 1970s, according to the results of a study published in the Journal of Clinical Oncology. Anal cancer is an uncommon ty...
Infrared therapy could help prevent anal cancer in HIV-positive population
Infrared coagulopathy treatment of a potential precursor of anal cancer is effective and warrants further study as a way to reduce anal cancer incidence and mortality among HIV-infected people, report...
Newest Condom Designed for Sodomy Will Be Released on 2015
Origami Condoms from California is now planning to release the very first condom specially designed for anal sex to the market in 2015. The company unveiled the prototypes for receptive anal intercour...
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Predicting anal sphincter defects: the value of clinical examination and manometry.
INTRODUCTION AND HYPOTHESIS: The aims of this study were, firstly, to determine the diagnostic accuracy of an anal incontinence score, clinical examination and anal manometry in...
BACKGROUND: The aim of this prospective study was to evaluate the relationship between the pathogenesis of anorectocele and the anatomy of the anal canal and anorectal junction using echodefecography....
Addressing Anal Health in the HIV Primary Care Setting: A Disappointing Reality.
Abstract The increased risk of anal cancer among individuals living with HIV suggests that anal health (e.g., anal symptoms, anal practices, examination of the anus) should be an issue of priority for...
ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND: Long-term results after obstetric anal sphincter injury (OASI) are poor. We aimed to improve the long-term outcome after OASI by lessening symptoms of anal incontinence. METHODS:...
Vaginal 3D ultrasound: a method of studying anal anatomy and function.
OBJECTIVE: Ultrasound is increasingly used to study anal function, but mainly by endoanal techniques, which are less suitable for assessing the mucosa and the natural position of its surrounding struc...
