Browse the latest research summaries in the field of women's health for spinal cord injury patients and caregivers.
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J. Pers. Med., 2022 • December 1, 2022
This review highlights the current state of SCI research relating to sexual function, reproductive health, and the search for meaning. Multiple safe and effective treatments are available to address m...
KEY FINDING: SCI can impair multiple components involved in sexual function, including libido, achieving and maintaining an erection, ejaculation, and orgasm.
Spinal Cord, 2017 • March 1, 2017
This study examined the effects of spinal cord injury (SCI) on women's sexual function and quality of sexual life by comparing 31 women with SCI to 31 controls. The study found that women with SCI rep...
KEY FINDING: Women with SCI reported significantly lower scores on the SQOL-F total and its domains (sexual repression, self-worth, sexual and relationship satisfaction, and psycho-sexual feelings) compared to the control group.
BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 2016 • July 16, 2016
The study investigates the experiences of Swiss healthcare providers in caring for pregnant women with spinal cord injuries (SCI). It identifies challenges related to uncertainty, lack of specific gui...
KEY FINDING: The study identified 'care delivery under uncertainty' as a core challenge for health professionals caring for pregnant women with SCI, due to the rarity of such cases and lack of specialized resources.
BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders, 2016 • September 14, 2016
This study examined sex and gender disparity in workers with shoulder injuries, focusing on mechanisms of injury, disability, medication use, referral patterns, and wait times for surgery. The study f...
KEY FINDING: Women with shoulder injuries were more likely to report repetitive injuries, while men were more likely to report injuries from falls.
Spinal Cord, 2015 • November 1, 2015
This cross-sectional study examined the prevalence of pregnancy among women with spinal cord injury (SCI) using the U.S. National Spinal Cord Injury Database. The study found that 2.0% of women with S...
KEY FINDING: Approximately 2.0% of women with SCI reported being pregnant in the past year.
Basic and Clinical Andrology, 2015 • May 4, 2015
The study evaluated a modified Hotchkiss technique (MHT) combined with sperm cryopreservation for couples with retrograde ejaculation (RE) refractory to medical treatment. The results showed successfu...
KEY FINDING: Nine clinical pregnancies were achieved in six couples out of 26 ICSI cycles using frozen-thawed sperm retrieved by the modified Hotchkiss technique.
Spinal Cord Series and Cases, 2016 • April 7, 2016
This retrospective case series evaluated the effectiveness of high-amplitude penile vibratory stimulation (PVS) for sperm retrieval in anejaculatory Asian men with spinal cord injury (SCI). The study ...
KEY FINDING: The overall ejaculatory success rate using high amplitude PVS was 46.15%.
The Journal of Spinal Cord Medicine, 2018 • July 1, 2018
This study investigated the effect of oral probenecid on sperm motility in men with SCI, finding a statistically significant improvement. Probenecid, a pannexin-1 channel blocker, is hypothesized to i...
KEY FINDING: Sperm motility improved in each subject after 4 weeks of oral probenecid.
Spinal Cord Series and Cases, 2017 • May 4, 2017
This case report details the pregnancy and unexpected delivery of a 29-year-old woman with paraplegia, highlighting the unique challenges and potential complications associated with pregnancy in women...
KEY FINDING: A woman with paraplegia experienced an unexpected, precipitous delivery at home despite receiving routine antenatal care at a low-risk center.
Orthopaedic Surgery, 2017 • May 1, 2017
This case report describes a 31-year-old pregnant woman with a giant cell tumor (GCT) in her thoracic spine. The patient underwent cesarean section followed by tumor resection and spinal fusion, with ...
KEY FINDING: GCT in the mobile spine during pregnancy is rare, with only eight cases with detailed clinical data previously reported.