Abstract:
OBJECTIVE:Our purpose was to study the distribution of symptoms and disorders of urinary incontinence or prolapse among white and Hispanic women. STUDY DESIGN:Data were collected for all new patients referred to the urogynecology clinic over a 2-year period. One hundred twenty-one Hispanic and 50 white women consecutively referred to the urogynecology clinic as new patients over 2 years were included in the study. All patients underwent a detailed history and physical examination and multichannel urodynamic studies. Differences between the two groups were analyzed for significant differences by use of demographic data, presenting symptoms, urodynamic profiles, and final diagnosis or disorder. RESULTS:The symptoms of stress, urge, or mixed incontinence and prolapse were noted in 26%, 18%, 30%, and 14% of white women, respectively, compared with 41%, 9%, 21%, and 26% of Hispanic women (p=0.019). The diagnosis of genuine stress incontinence, motor urge incontinence, mixed incontinence, and pelvic organ prolapse without incontinence was made, respectively, in 16%, 44%, 6%, and 18% of white women versus 30%, 27%, 5%, and 18% of Hispanic women (p=0.33). The nondiagnostic rate after a complete evaluation for both groups was 10%. Hispanic women were of significantly higher gravidity (5.6 vs 3.8, p=0.001) and parity (4.7 vs 3.0, p=0.0006) than white women but were of comparable age. Medical problems and medications were too infrequent to allow meaningful comparison. White women were much more likely to have undergone a hysterectomy (36% vs 11.5%, p=0.0004, 95% confidence interval 1.8 to 10.3). CONCLUSION:Although the distribution of presenting symptoms of incontinence differs between Hispanic and white women, the final diagnosis after a complete urogynecologic evaluation was similar. Therefore presenting complaints in patients of different ethnic groups appears to be a poor predictor of the type of incontinence. Hispanic women were of higher gravidity and parity than white women were, but white women were more likely to have undergone a hysterectomy. Because the power of this study was limited by the 50 white women, larger prospective and longitudinal studies are needed to determine the significance of possible difference in etiologic factors.
journal_name
Am J Obstet Gynecoljournal_title
American journal of obstetrics and gynecologyauthors
Mattox TF,Bhatia NNdoi
10.1016/s0002-9378(96)70443-xsubject
Has Abstractpub_date
1996-02-01 00:00:00pages
646-8issue
2eissn
0002-9378issn
1097-6868pii
S0002-9378(96)70443-Xjournal_volume
174pub_type
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journal_title:American journal of obstetrics and gynecology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/s0002-9378(87)80090-x
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abstract::A rapid and accurate technique for assessment of spermatozoa motility has been developed. With the use of tricolor photography with sequential exposures in green, red, and blue light, spermatozoa were photographed in Makler chambers with a depth of 10 mu. Exposure in green light had a 1-second duration and was immedia...
journal_title:American journal of obstetrics and gynecology
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更新日期:1990-12-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:American journal of obstetrics and gynecology
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
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更新日期:1997-10-01 00:00:00
abstract:OBJECTIVE:Our purpose was to report transient complications associated with operative hysteroscopy with glycine used as the distending medium. STUDY DESIGN:All the operative hysteroscopies performed over a 6-month period by a single operator were examined. The blood oxygenation and end-tidal carbon dioxide concentrati...
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更新日期:1994-01-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:American journal of obstetrics and gynecology
pub_type: 杂志文章,随机对照试验
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更新日期:2009-09-01 00:00:00
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更新日期:1981-11-15 00:00:00
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journal_title:American journal of obstetrics and gynecology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.ajog.2004.08.005
更新日期:2004-10-01 00:00:00
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doi:10.1016/j.ajog.2007.11.047
更新日期:2008-06-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:American journal of obstetrics and gynecology
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1016/j.ajog.2005.01.072
更新日期:2005-05-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:American journal of obstetrics and gynecology
pub_type: 临床试验,杂志文章,随机对照试验,评审
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更新日期:1992-11-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:American journal of obstetrics and gynecology
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更新日期:1997-08-01 00:00:00
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更新日期:2000-07-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:American journal of obstetrics and gynecology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.ajog.2010.08.042
更新日期:2011-01-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:American journal of obstetrics and gynecology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/0002-9378(82)90351-9
更新日期:1982-12-01 00:00:00
abstract:OBJECTIVE:We studied the role of multidrug resistance proteins in regulating transplacental transmission of corticosteroids and protease inhibitors. STUDY DESIGN:We performed quantitative polymerase chain reaction and FACS analyses to study MDR1 (encodes P-glycoprotein) and MRP-1 expression in extravillous (HTR-8/SVne...
journal_title:American journal of obstetrics and gynecology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.ajog.2007.02.019
更新日期:2007-05-01 00:00:00
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更新日期:1980-07-01 00:00:00
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更新日期:1994-05-01 00:00:00
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pub_type: 杂志文章
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更新日期:2017-11-01 00:00:00
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pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/0002-9378(84)90026-7
更新日期:1984-07-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:American journal of obstetrics and gynecology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/0002-9378(87)90080-9
更新日期:1987-03-01 00:00:00
abstract:OBJECTIVE:To test the hypothesis that amniotic fluid volume is increased in aquaporin 1 knockout mice. STUDY DESIGN:Transgenic mice deficient in aquaporin 1 protein were generated by targeted gene disruption, as described previously. After a cesarean section was performed, intact, individual gestational sacs were remo...
journal_title:American journal of obstetrics and gynecology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.ajog.2005.02.046
更新日期:2005-06-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:American journal of obstetrics and gynecology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/0002-9378(83)90841-4
更新日期:1983-04-15 00:00:00
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journal_title:American journal of obstetrics and gynecology
pub_type: 杂志文章
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更新日期:1986-02-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:American journal of obstetrics and gynecology
pub_type: 杂志文章,多中心研究,随机对照试验
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更新日期:2011-08-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:American journal of obstetrics and gynecology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.ajog.2005.01.076
更新日期:2005-04-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:American journal of obstetrics and gynecology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/s0002-9378(96)70060-1
更新日期:1996-11-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:American journal of obstetrics and gynecology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.ajog.2014.12.031
更新日期:2015-05-01 00:00:00