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  • Open Access
11 Citations
4,703 Views
19 Pages

The vagina is an essential component of the female reproductive system and is responsible for providing female sexual satisfaction. Vaginal smooth muscle contraction plays a crucial role in various physiological processes, including sexual arousal, c...

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  • Open Access
2,459 Views
11 Pages

Histologic Analysis of ‘Distraction Vaginogenesis’ in a Rat Model

  • Hannah Meyer,
  • Lexus Trosclair,
  • Sean D. Clayton,
  • Collyn O’Quin,
  • Carol Crochet,
  • Joshua C. Colvin,
  • Valerie Welch,
  • Ahmed Alhaque,
  • Giovanni Solitro and
  • Mila Shah-Bruce
  • + 2 authors

Vaginal agenesis (VA) is frequently associated with mullerian agenesis. VA treatments include mechanical dilation and surgical vaginoplasty. We created a vaginal expansion sleeve (VES) as a novel device to progressively lengthen the vaginal canal. Th...

  • Review
  • Open Access
11 Citations
5,293 Views
34 Pages

Tissue Engineering for Gastrointestinal and Genitourinary Tracts

  • Elissa Elia,
  • David Brownell,
  • Stéphane Chabaud and
  • Stéphane Bolduc

The gastrointestinal and genitourinary tracts share several similarities. Primarily, these tissues are composed of hollow structures lined by an epithelium through which materials need to flow with the help of peristalsis brought by muscle contractio...

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  • Open Access
11 Citations
4,123 Views
13 Pages

Does the Caesarean Section Impact on 11β HSD2 and Fetal Cortisol?

  • Aneta Słabuszewska-Jóżwiak,
  • Marta Włodarczyk,
  • Krzysztof Kilian,
  • Zbigniew Rogulski,
  • Michał Ciebiera,
  • Jolanta Szymańska-Majchrzak,
  • Kornelia Zaręba,
  • Jacek Krzysztof Szymański,
  • Dorota Raczkiewicz and
  • Grażyna Nowicka
  • + 1 author

Purpose: Comparison of the activity of 11beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase type 2 in the placenta and the umbilical cord blood cortisol level between caesarean sections with or without uterine contraction and vaginal delivery groups. Cortisol is the...