The latest resources from the American Urogynecologic Society
Check out these latest resources from the American Urogynecologic Society.
Call for Board Nominations and Committee Volunteers
AUGS members guide the subspecialty and the organization. Help shape the future of your Society by nominating a future Board member or applying to serve on a committee. All terms begin in January 2023. Apply now!
Pelvic Floor Health: Your Guide to Pregnancy and Postpartum Care
Experts from AUGS have developed a product for patients that delivers guidance and recommendations to help maintain and restore quality of life, for pregnant and postpartum women.
The patient-focused book entitled Pelvic Floor Health: Your Guide to Pregnancy and Postpartum Care is now available for pre-order! You can check out a preview of the book here.
Writing Group Authors: Linda Brubaker, MD (Chair); Joan Blomquist, MD; Olivia Cardenas-Trowers, MD; Colleen Fitzgerald, MD; Yvette LaCoursiere, MD; Christina Lewicky-Gaupp, MD; Jessica McKinney, PT, DScPT, MS; Melanie Meister, MD; Kate Meriwether, MD; Ingrid Nygaard, MD; Megan Schimpf, MD; and Elisa Trowbridge, MD.
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Multicomponent intervention boosts quality of life in overactive bladder patients
March 15th 2024A recent study reveals the efficacy of a cognitive behavior therapy program, showcasing significant improvements in health-related quality of life among women grappling with moderate to severe overactive bladder.
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Optimizing pain management post urogynecologic surgery with restrictive opioid protocol
March 14th 2024A recent study suggests that restrictive opioid prescribing protocols post-urogynecologic surgery are as effective as standard protocols, emphasizing the importance of multimodal analgesia and outpatient follow-up for patient satisfaction.
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Study finds no increased stress urinary incontinence recurrence risk from childbirth
March 11th 2024A recent meta-analysis challenged common clinical assumptions, finding no increased risk of stress urinary incontinence recurrence or need for reoperation after subsequent pregnancy and childbirth following a midurethral sling procedure.
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