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Screening tool for incontinence: Michigan index
The Michigan incontinence symptom index (MISI) is a validated measure. This study further evaluated its relevance. MISI is a 10-item measure; MISI domain 1-8 and bother domain 9-10. Two hundred and fourteen women were included in the study, with a...Birmingham Women’s Hospital praises image quality, system usability and ease of patient access of Ultimax-i
Female fluoroscopy procedures including Hysterosalpingography (HSG) to assess uterine cavity and fallopian tubes, as well as video...Femeda Ltd Wins Prestigious Medilink Partnership with Academia Award
Partnership with Academia Award Winner: Femeda Ltd Femeda has committed to the first real world clinical trial for a consumer medical device globally to be run in Manchester. Femeda is extending the partnership with engagement of Phd students from the...Femeda Ltd Wins Prestigious Medilink Partnership with Academia Award
Femeda has committed to the first real world clinical trial for a consumer medical device globally to be run in Manchester. Femeda is extending the partnership with engagement of Phd students from...The scent of Ethiopia: a personal story – part 1
Background The year was 2004; I had just moved to the UK as a young house officer and finished my observership programme at Great Ormond Street Hospital in London. I was inspired by greats like Patrick Duffy and Phillip Ransley,...Giggle incontinence – not a laughing matter!
For many decades, the condition of giggle incontinence (enuresis risoria, giggle micturition) has remained a rare and poorly understood condition. Patients (90% female) present in their teens, with the history revealing an issue for many years. It is debilitating and...The transition from surgeon to manager during the COVID-19 response
Writing this article on the first Sunday in May, when in any other year, I would be wearing my bowler hat in Hyde Park for the annual Cavalry Memorial Parade, a time ‘pre-COVID’ does seem a very distant memory. Having...
Prevalence, diagnosis, and management of SUI in women
Stress urinary incontinence (SUI) is a widespread condition characterised by involuntary urine leakage triggered by physical activities such as coughing, sneezing, laughing, or exercise. Despite significantly impacting the quality of life (QoL), SUI remains underdiagnosed and undertreated, creating a substantial...
Treating Urothelial Bladder Cancer
This is a short book comprising 129 pages of text which I read in one afternoon. It provides a useful update on one of the most common malignancies encountered by urologists worldwide, which experienced urologists and trainees alike would benefit...
Understanding gender differences in nephrolithiasis
Rates of nephrolithiasis are higher in males than females. The cause for this remains unclear, however animal models have demonstrated an association between sex steroid hormone levels and lithogenesis. This relationship in humans is less well established. This study from...
Rectal swab guided antibiotics for TRUS biopsy
This is a single centre retrospective study to examine the effect of rectal swab culture-directed prophylaxis on the incidence of prostate biopsy associated infections. Secondary objectives were to determine the rate of fluoroquinolone resistance and extended-spectrum beta-lactamase production in local...
