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Female Urogenital Diseases

MedGen UID:
318599
•Concept ID:
C1720887
•
Disease or Syndrome
Synonyms: Female Genitourinary Disease; Female Genitourinary Diseases; Female Urogenital Disease; Genitourinary Disease, Female; Genitourinary Diseases, Female; Urogenital Disease, Female; Urogenital Diseases, Female

Definition

Pathological processes of the female URINARY TRACT and the reproductive system (GENITALIA, FEMALE). [from MeSH]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVFemale Urogenital Diseases

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Guideline No. 425a: Cannabis Use Throughout Women's Lifespans - Part 1: Fertility, Contraception, Menopause, and Pelvic Pain.
Robert M, Graves LE, Allen VM, Dama S, Gabrys RL, Tanguay RL, Turner SD, Green CR, Cook JL
J Obstet Gynaecol Can 2022 Apr;44(4):407-419.e4. doi: 10.1016/j.jogc.2022.01.012. PMID: 35400519
Physical methods for the treatment of genitourinary syndrome of menopause: A systematic review.
Sarmento ACA, Lírio JF, Medeiros KS, Marconi C, Costa APF, Crispim JC, Gonçalves AK
Int J Gynaecol Obstet 2021 May;153(2):200-219. Epub 2021 Feb 22 doi: 10.1002/ijgo.13561. PMID: 33354773

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Practical Treatment Considerations in the Management of Genitourinary Syndrome of Menopause.
Kagan R, Kellogg-Spadt S, Parish SJ
Drugs Aging 2019 Oct;36(10):897-908. doi: 10.1007/s40266-019-00700-w. PMID: 31452067Free PMC Article
Female aging.
Sorpreso IC, Soares Júnior JM, Fonseca AM, Baracat EC
Rev Assoc Med Bras (1992) 2015 Nov-Dec;61(6):553-6. doi: 10.1590/1806-9282.61.06.553. PMID: 26841166
Treatment of Symptoms of the Menopause: An Endocrine Society Clinical Practice Guideline.
Stuenkel CA, Davis SR, Gompel A, Lumsden MA, Murad MH, Pinkerton JV, Santen RJ
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2015 Nov;100(11):3975-4011. Epub 2015 Oct 7 doi: 10.1210/jc.2015-2236. PMID: 26444994
Managing menopause.
Reid R, Abramson BL, Blake J, Desindes S, Dodin S, Johnston S, Rowe T, Sodhi N, Wilks P, Wolfman W; MENOPAUSE AND OSTEOPOROSIS WORKING GROUP
J Obstet Gynaecol Can 2014 Sep;36(9):830-833. doi: 10.1016/S1701-2163(15)30487-4. PMID: 25222364
An International Urogynecological Association (IUGA)/International Continence Society (ICS) joint report on the terminology for female pelvic floor dysfunction.
Haylen BT, de Ridder D, Freeman RM, Swift SE, Berghmans B, Lee J, Monga A, Petri E, Rizk DE, Sand PK, Schaer GN; International Urogynecological Association; International Continence Society
Neurourol Urodyn 2010;29(1):4-20. doi: 10.1002/nau.20798. PMID: 19941278

Diagnosis

Genitourinary Syndrome of Menopause.
Cox S, Nasseri R, Rubin RS, Santiago-Lastra Y
Med Clin North Am 2023 Mar;107(2):357-369. doi: 10.1016/j.mcna.2022.10.017. PMID: 36759102
Practical Treatment Considerations in the Management of Genitourinary Syndrome of Menopause.
Kagan R, Kellogg-Spadt S, Parish SJ
Drugs Aging 2019 Oct;36(10):897-908. doi: 10.1007/s40266-019-00700-w. PMID: 31452067Free PMC Article
The First European Evidence-based Consensus on Extra-intestinal Manifestations in Inflammatory Bowel Disease.
Harbord M, Annese V, Vavricka SR, Allez M, Barreiro-de Acosta M, Boberg KM, Burisch J, De Vos M, De Vries AM, Dick AD, Juillerat P, Karlsen TH, Koutroubakis I, Lakatos PL, Orchard T, Papay P, Raine T, Reinshagen M, Thaci D, Tilg H, Carbonnel F; European Crohn’s and Colitis Organisation
J Crohns Colitis 2016 Mar;10(3):239-54. Epub 2015 Nov 27 doi: 10.1093/ecco-jcc/jjv213. PMID: 26614685Free PMC Article
An International Urogynecological Association (IUGA)/International Continence Society (ICS) joint report on the terminology for female pelvic floor dysfunction.
Haylen BT, de Ridder D, Freeman RM, Swift SE, Berghmans B, Lee J, Monga A, Petri E, Rizk DE, Sand PK, Schaer GN; International Urogynecological Association; International Continence Society
Neurourol Urodyn 2010;29(1):4-20. doi: 10.1002/nau.20798. PMID: 19941278
Low back pain.
Deyo RA, Weinstein JN
N Engl J Med 2001 Feb 1;344(5):363-70. doi: 10.1056/NEJM200102013440508. PMID: 11172169

Therapy

Management of Menopausal Symptoms: A Review.
Crandall CJ, Mehta JM, Manson JE
JAMA 2023 Feb 7;329(5):405-420. doi: 10.1001/jama.2022.24140. PMID: 36749328
Management of genitourinary syndrome of menopause in female cancer patients: a focus on vaginal hormonal therapy.
Crean-Tate KK, Faubion SS, Pederson HJ, Vencill JA, Batur P
Am J Obstet Gynecol 2020 Feb;222(2):103-113. Epub 2019 Aug 29 doi: 10.1016/j.ajog.2019.08.043. PMID: 31473229
Practical Treatment Considerations in the Management of Genitourinary Syndrome of Menopause.
Kagan R, Kellogg-Spadt S, Parish SJ
Drugs Aging 2019 Oct;36(10):897-908. doi: 10.1007/s40266-019-00700-w. PMID: 31452067Free PMC Article
Treatment of Symptoms of the Menopause: An Endocrine Society Clinical Practice Guideline.
Stuenkel CA, Davis SR, Gompel A, Lumsden MA, Murad MH, Pinkerton JV, Santen RJ
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2015 Nov;100(11):3975-4011. Epub 2015 Oct 7 doi: 10.1210/jc.2015-2236. PMID: 26444994
Acute and chronic arsenic toxicity.
Ratnaike RN
Postgrad Med J 2003 Jul;79(933):391-6. doi: 10.1136/pmj.79.933.391. PMID: 12897217Free PMC Article

Prognosis

Menopause.
Takahashi TA, Johnson KM
Med Clin North Am 2015 May;99(3):521-34. doi: 10.1016/j.mcna.2015.01.006. PMID: 25841598
Abdominal sarcoidosis: cross-sectional imaging findings.
Gezer NS, Başara I, Altay C, Harman M, Rocher L, Karabulut N, Seçil M
Diagn Interv Radiol 2015 Mar-Apr;21(2):111-7. doi: 10.5152/dir.2014.14210. PMID: 25512071Free PMC Article
An International Urogynecological Association (IUGA)/International Continence Society (ICS) joint report on the terminology for female pelvic floor dysfunction.
Haylen BT, de Ridder D, Freeman RM, Swift SE, Berghmans B, Lee J, Monga A, Petri E, Rizk DE, Sand PK, Schaer GN; International Urogynecological Association; International Continence Society
Neurourol Urodyn 2010;29(1):4-20. doi: 10.1002/nau.20798. PMID: 19941278
Pelvic organ prolapse.
Jelovsek JE, Maher C, Barber MD
Lancet 2007 Mar 24;369(9566):1027-38. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(07)60462-0. PMID: 17382829
Hematuria.
Sokolosky MC
Emerg Med Clin North Am 2001 Aug;19(3):621-32. doi: 10.1016/s0733-8627(05)70206-6. PMID: 11554278

Clinical prediction guides

Management of Menopausal Symptoms: A Review.
Crandall CJ, Mehta JM, Manson JE
JAMA 2023 Feb 7;329(5):405-420. doi: 10.1001/jama.2022.24140. PMID: 36749328
Menopause.
Takahashi TA, Johnson KM
Med Clin North Am 2015 May;99(3):521-34. doi: 10.1016/j.mcna.2015.01.006. PMID: 25841598
Managing menopause.
Reid R, Abramson BL, Blake J, Desindes S, Dodin S, Johnston S, Rowe T, Sodhi N, Wilks P, Wolfman W; MENOPAUSE AND OSTEOPOROSIS WORKING GROUP
J Obstet Gynaecol Can 2014 Sep;36(9):830-833. doi: 10.1016/S1701-2163(15)30487-4. PMID: 25222364
An International Urogynecological Association (IUGA)/International Continence Society (ICS) joint report on the terminology for female pelvic floor dysfunction.
Haylen BT, de Ridder D, Freeman RM, Swift SE, Berghmans B, Lee J, Monga A, Petri E, Rizk DE, Sand PK, Schaer GN; International Urogynecological Association; International Continence Society
Neurourol Urodyn 2010;29(1):4-20. doi: 10.1002/nau.20798. PMID: 19941278
Pelvic organ prolapse.
Jelovsek JE, Maher C, Barber MD
Lancet 2007 Mar 24;369(9566):1027-38. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(07)60462-0. PMID: 17382829

Recent systematic reviews

Urogenital function following robotic and laparoscopic rectal cancer surgery: meta-analysis.
Fleming CA, Cullinane C, Lynch N, Killeen S, Coffey JC, Peirce CB
Br J Surg 2021 Mar 12;108(2):128-137. doi: 10.1093/bjs/znaa067. PMID: 33711141
Painful gynecologic and obstetric complications of female genital mutilation/cutting: A systematic review and meta-analysis.
Lurie JM, Weidman A, Huynh S, Delgado D, Easthausen I, Kaur G
PLoS Med 2020 Mar;17(3):e1003088. Epub 2020 Mar 31 doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1003088. PMID: 32231359Free PMC Article
Current knowledge of medical complications in adults with achondroplasia: A scoping review.
Fredwall SO, Maanum G, Johansen H, Snekkevik H, Savarirayan R, Lidal IB
Clin Genet 2020 Jan;97(1):179-197. Epub 2019 Apr 22 doi: 10.1111/cge.13542. PMID: 30916780Free PMC Article
Vasomotor symptoms and urogenital atrophy in older women: a systematic review.
Zeleke BM, Davis SR, Fradkin P, Bell RJ
Climacteric 2015 Apr;18(2):112-20. Epub 2014 Dec 4 doi: 10.3109/13697137.2014.978754. PMID: 25382674
Effects of female genital cutting on physical health outcomes: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
Berg RC, Underland V, Odgaard-Jensen J, Fretheim A, Vist GE
BMJ Open 2014 Nov 21;4(11):e006316. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2014-006316. PMID: 25416059Free PMC Article

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