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Injections of botulinum toxin A (BTA) in women with provoked vestibulodynia (PVD) does not appear to reduce dyspareunia or pain at tampon use when compared with placebo at 12 months’ follow-up, reports a recent study. However, women on BTA have attempted intercourse more often and have better sexual function than those on placebo.

Sexual dysfunction commonly occurs in many women with lichen sclerosus (LS), reveals a study, noting that further research is warranted, particularly that which includes biopsy-proven LS and validated tools on sexual function.

When undergoing surgical procedures, women, as well as Black and other coloured racial groups, are less likely to be given regional anaesthesia (RA), reports a study presented at the recently concluded 2022 meeting of the American Society of Anesthesiology (Anesthesiology 2022).

Among young adults, particularly those with mild impairments in kidney function, the presence of localized periodontitis appears to be correlated with acute or chronic kidney injury manifesting as proteinuria, reports a recent Taiwan study.

A conventional ultrasound (US)-based scoring system reliably distinguishes adenomatous polyps from cholesterol polyps and reduces the need for cholecystectomy, a study has shown.