2024
Lubricating gel influence on vaginal microbiome sampling
Amitai Komem D, Hadar R, Paulson J, Mordechai Y, Eskandarian H, Efroni G, Amir A, Haberman Y, Tsur A. Lubricating gel influence on vaginal microbiome sampling. Scientific Reports 2024, 14: 18223. PMID: 39107405, PMCID: PMC11303677, DOI: 10.1038/s41598-024-68948-w.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMicrobial compositionVaginal samplesVaginal microbiome samplesBeta diversityVaginal microbiome studiesMicrobiome studiesMicrobiome samplesTaxa abundanceGynecological examinationPregnant womenLubricant gelReduce painMicrobial dataGel exposureEmergency roomSterile swabsEffect of gelMicrobial analysis
2021
Vaginal microbiome topic modeling of laboring Ugandan women with and without fever
Movassagh M, Bebell L, Burgoine K, Hehnly C, Zhang L, Moran K, Sheldon K, Sinnar S, Mbabazi-Kabachelor E, Kumbakumba E, Bazira J, Ochora M, Mulondo R, Nsubuga B, Weeks A, Gladstone M, Olupot-Olupot P, Ngonzi J, Roberts D, Meier F, Irizarry R, Broach J, Schiff S, Paulson J. Vaginal microbiome topic modeling of laboring Ugandan women with and without fever. Npj Biofilms And Microbiomes 2021, 7: 75. PMID: 34508087, PMCID: PMC8433417, DOI: 10.1038/s41522-021-00244-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIntrapartum feverClinical variablesHigh prevalenceVaginal microbiomeUgandan womenLonger labour durationMaternal clinical featuresYoung maternal ageDuration of pregnancyOnset of laborMicrobial communitiesVaginal microbial communitiesAfebrile mothersFebrile mothersPeripartum courseMaternal feverNeonatal outcomesLabor durationClinical featuresMaternal ageVaginal microbesFeverOutcome riskVeillonella genusMicrobiome influences
2011
Anterior Vaginal Wall Tenderness (AVWT) as a Physical Symptom in Chronic Pelvic Pain
Paulson J, Paulson J. Anterior Vaginal Wall Tenderness (AVWT) as a Physical Symptom in Chronic Pelvic Pain. JSLS Journal Of The Society Of Laparoscopic & Robotic Surgeons 2011, 15: 6-9. PMID: 21902934, PMCID: PMC3134698, DOI: 10.4293/108680810x12924466008961.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChronic pelvic painInterstitial cystitisPelvic painTreatment of chronic pelvic painChronic pelvic pain patientsAnterior vaginal wallPelvic pain patientsPositive predictive valuePain patientsVaginal wallEmpty bladderCystitisStudy cohortPhysical examinationEndoscopic proceduresEndometriosisPredictive valueUrinary problemsPatientsPainDiagnosisExaminationTendernessPhysiciansPhysical symptoms