2024
TikTok misinformation and user engagement in female pelvic floor conditions
Stephan A, Hauc S, Marks V, Bercik R, Rickey L. TikTok misinformation and user engagement in female pelvic floor conditions. Neurourology And Urodynamics 2024, 43: 1956-1961. PMID: 38828831, PMCID: PMC11496003, DOI: 10.1002/nau.25519.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchFemale pelvic floorUser engagementDistributing medical informationConsumer health informationHealth informationPelvic floor conditionsPelvic organ prolapseUrinary tract infectionSocial media platformsContent creationQuality of consumer health informationTikTok videosQuality of informationVideoUsersCross-sectional studyOrgan prolapseOveractive bladderPelvic floorTract infectionsHigher engagementMedical informationMedia platformsPoor qualityInclusion criteria
2009
Diminished vaginal HOXA13 expression in women with pelvic organ prolapse
Connell KA, Guess MK, Tate A, Andikyan V, Bercik R, Taylor HS. Diminished vaginal HOXA13 expression in women with pelvic organ prolapse. Menopause The Journal Of The North American Menopause Society 2009, 16: 529-533. PMID: 19423998, PMCID: PMC2704499, DOI: 10.1097/gme.0b013e31818fb0c2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPelvic organ prolapsePremenopausal controlsPremenopausal womenOrgan prolapseHOXA13 expressionPOP groupExpression of HOXA13Real-time polymerase chain reactionExtracellular matrix metabolismEstrogen therapyPostmenopausal womenYounger patientsLeuprolide groupSmoking cessationLeuprolide acetatePolymerase chain reactionBiopsy specimensPreventive strategiesGenetic predispositionVaginal expressionProlapseMatrix metabolismWeight lossWomenVagina