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Clinical epidemiological insights into urinary incontinence by Minassian, Vatché A., Bazi, Tony, Stewart, Walter F.

“…Introduction and hypothesis Urinary incontinence (UI) is very common and heterogeneous among women with limited knowledge of progression or prognosis. Evidence…”
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Mixed Incontinence Masked as Stress Induced Urgency Urinary Incontinence by Minassian, Vatché A, Yan, Xiaowei S, Pitcavage, James, Stewart, Walter F

“…Purpose We sought to understand variations in the expression and temporal relation of bladder control episodes among women with mixed urinary incontinence…”
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Does transition of urinary incontinence from one subtype to another represent progression of the disease? by Minassian, Vatché A., Yan, Xiaowei, Pilzek, Anna L., Platte, Raisa, Stewart, Walter F.

“…Introduction and hypothesis Mixed urinary incontinence (UI) is, on average, more severe than urgency UI or stress UI. We tested the hypothesis that mixed UI is…”
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Urinary incontinence and prevalence of high depressive symptoms in older black versus white women by Townsend, Mary K., Minassian, Vatché A., Okereke, Olivia I., Resnick, Neil M., Grodstein, Francine

“…Introduction and hypothesis Previous studies report higher prevalence of depression among women with urgency (UUI) or mixed (MUI) urinary incontinence than…”
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Clinical validation of the Bladder Health Survey for urinary incontinence in a population sample of women by Minassian, Vatché A., Yan, Xiaowei S., Sun, Haiyan, Platte, Raissa O., Stewart, Walter F.

“…Introduction and hypothesis Our aim was to clinically validate the Bladder Health Survey (BHS) for detecting urinary incontinence (UI) in population-based…”
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Factors associated with persistent urinary incontinence by Devore, Elizabeth E., ScD, Minassian, Vatche A., MD, Grodstein, Francine, ScD

“…Objective Many women with urinary incontinence (UI) have symptoms that continue over many years; however, virtually nothing is known about factors that are…”
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Can Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms and Urinary Incontinence in Women Be Prevented? by Minassian, Vatche A

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The interaction of stress and urgency urinary incontinence and its effect on quality of life by Minassian, Vatché A., Sun, Haiyan, Yan, Xiaowei S., Clarke, Deseraé N., Stewart, Walter F.

“…Introduction and hypothesis The objective was to estimate the impact of stress and urgency urinary incontinence (UI) on the quality of life (QOL), and to…”
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Urinary incontinence incidence: quantitative meta-analysis of factors that explain variation by Stewart, Walter F, Hirsh, Annemarie G, Kirchner, H Lester, Clarke, Deseraé N, Litchtenfeld, Marc J, Minassian, Vatché A

“…We sought to explain variation in female age specific incidence rates for urinary incontinence using published, population based studies. We performed an…”
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Treatment status and risk factors for incidence and persistence of urinary incontinence in women by Maserejian, Nancy N., Minassian, Vatche A., Chen, Shan, Hall, Susan A., McKinlay, John B., Tennstedt, Sharon L.

“…Introduction and hypothesis The objective of this analysis was to describe urinary incontinence (UI) incidence and persistence over 5 years in association with…”
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The effect of preoperative scopolamine patch use on postoperative urinary retention in urogynecologic surgeries by Courtepatte, Alexa, Kelly, Maura, Minassian, Vatche A.

“…Introduction and hypothesis This study aims to determine whether the use of preoperative transdermal scopolamine is associated with an increased risk of…”
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Perioperative use of pain medications in vaginal versus laparoscopic pelvic organ prolapse surgery by Gabriel, Iwona, Abdalian, Talar, Minassian, Vatche A.

“…Introduction and hypothesis There has been renewed interest in the management of postoperative pain after benign gynecological surgery. The purpose of the…”
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Severity of Urinary Incontinence and Effect on Quality of Life in Women by Incontinence Type by Minassian, Vatche A., Devore, Elizabeth, Hagan, Kaitlin, Grodstein, Francine

“…To estimate how symptom severity, extent of bother, and quality of life differ across urinary incontinence (UI) subtypes. We evaluated prevalent UI cases from…”
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The effect of the COVID‐19 lockdown on women presenting with pelvic organ prolapse by Ghandour, Rachan, Courtepatte, Alexa, Plummer, Melissa, Minassian, Vatche A.

“…Purpose To determine whether there is a difference in pelvic organ prolapse (POP) stage at time of presentation after lifting coronavirus disease (COVID‐19)…”
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IUGA committee opinion: laser-based vaginal devices for treatment of stress urinary incontinence, genitourinary syndrome of menopause, and vaginal laxity by Shobeiri, S. Abbas, Kerkhof, M. H., Minassian, Vatche A., Bazi, Tony

“…This committee opinion reviews the laser-based vaginal devices for treatment of genitourinary syndrome of menopause, vaginal laxity, and stress urinary…”
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Establishing urogynecology subspecialty in Armenia: The Armenia project by Badalian, Samuel S., Minassian, Vatche A.

“…It is well known that there are many countries in the world where Urogynecology is not an existing subspecialty, and women are not receiving appropriate care…”
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Urinary Incontinence in Women: Variation in Prevalence Estimates and Risk Factors by Minassian, Vatche A., Stewart, Walter F., Wood, G Craig

“…To understand variation in prevalence of urinary incontinence (UI) and risk factors, given different definitions. The National Health and Nutrition Examination…”
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Impact of microbiota and host immunologic response on the efficacy of anticholinergic treatment for urgency urinary incontinence by Gabriel, Iwona, Delaney, Mary Louise, Au, Matthew, Courtepatte, Alexa, Bry, Lynn, Minassian, Vatche A.

“…Introduction and hypothesis Studies within the past decade have suggested associations among composition of the urinary microbiota, local immune responses, and…”
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Patient–Provider Discussions About Urinary Incontinence Among Older Women by Lane, Giulia I, Hagan, Kaitlin, Erekson, Elisabeth, Minassian, Vatche A, Grodstein, Francine, Bynum, Julie

“…Abstract Background Urinary incontinence (UI) is prevalent in women and has been associated with decreased quality of life and institutionalization. Despite…”
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The natural history of urinary incontinence subtypes in the Nurses’ Health Studies by Minassian, Vatche A., Hagan, Kaitlin A., Erekson, Elisabeth, Austin, Andrea M., Carmichael, Donald, Bynum, Julie P.W., Grodstein, Francine

“…Urinary incontinence subtypes often differ by symptom severity and treatment profiles; in particular, mixed urinary incontinence is generally associated with…”
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