graduate at Medicina from Universidade Federal de São Paulo (1988), master's at Gynecology and Obstetrics from Universidade Federal de São Paulo (1994) and ph.d. at Gynecology and Obstetrics from Universidade Federal de São Paulo (1998). Has experience in Medicine, focusing on Gynecology and Obstetrics, acting on the following subjects: incontinência urinária, diagnóstico, ultra-sonografia, neoplasia de ovário and tratamento cirúrgico. (Source: Lattes Curriculum)
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Endometriosis is a chronic gynecological disorder defined as the presence of endometrial tissue within extra-uterine sites. It affects approximately 10 to 15% of all women of reproductive age and is responsible for a huge diminishing in their quality of life. The main symptoms are infertility and chronic pain. The proliferation of topic and ectopic endometrial tissue was demonstrated in s…
New technologies are described daily as innovative options for the treatment of various gynecological disorders. However, these technologies are not always accompanied by studies that assess your safety and effectiveness. We therefore propose a prospective and comparative study evaluating two examples of new technologies, laser and radio frequency, gynecological disorders prevalent in and…
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Pregnancy and the puerperium represent a major change in a woman's life, a phase that requires adaptations and a consequent constant search for information (Michaels and Goldberg, 1988). Research indicates that this demand for knowledge is hardly met by the healthcare system, leading these patients to an accessible and easy alternative: the internet (Kraschnewski et al, 2019). Currently, …
The internet is becoming increasingly relevant as a tool for accessing health content. Following this trend, the use of social networks is also increasing (Perrin, 2015). Social networks have several functions, such as consulting health information, which includes pelvic health, a topic of interest among pregnant and postpartum women. The pelvic floor (PF) is formed by a set of muscles, f…
Pelvic floor disorders affect women globally, with millions of surgical cases for correction, generating high expenses and great personal suffering (Milsom I et al., 2009). There are several known risk factors to develop these diseases, such as pregnancy and childbirth - periods with higher prevalence of conditions as urinary incontinence. The Australian Pelvic Floor Questionnaire (APFQ) …
Vaginal and uterine agenesis, also known as Mayer-Rokitansky-Küster-Hauser syndrome (SMRKH), is a congenital malformation that brings important clinical and psychological repercussions due to the impairment of sexual activity and reproductive life. It has an incidence that varies from one case to 4,000 to 5,000 female births. According to data from Datasus, in relation to the number of fe…
Almost 50% of women have suffered from urinary tract infection (UTI) during their reproductive age, which could be classified as either a lower urinary tract infection, affecting the urethra and bladder, or an upper urinary tract infection, affecting the kidneys. The UTI results from the interaction between biological factors (reduced urethral size, proximity between urethra, vagina and a…
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