International Journal of Women's Health Care(IJWHC)

Scripps Institution of Medicine and Science San Diego, CA, USA

Publications

• Research Article   
  Ongoing Research for Managing Stress Urinary Incontinence in Women with a FDA Approved Device, The FemCap
  Author(s): Shihata Alfred*, Brody Steven A and Linderoth, Birgit
  
  Background: The previous successful pilot study led the inventor to expand into Sweden and increase the number of participants. We also expanded the research comparing the FemCap to other Pessaries on the market. Pessary treatment is conservative with significant limitations. These limitations include displacement, erosion, ulceration, and urethral obstruction. Stress urinary incontinence (SUI) is prevalent particularly among menopausal women. The first line of SUI treatment is the ring pessary however, a variety of different pessaries have been introduced into the market with hope of achieving better results. Objectives: To provide women with a safer, more effective device to treat SUI. Materials and Methods: The FemCap combines the features of the ring and space- occupying pessaries into one device, which makes i.. Read More»
  

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