OBJECTIVE: To evaluate how hysterectomy affects the prescription of analgesic, psychotropic and neuroactive drugs in women with endometriosis using population-based nationwide registers. DESIGN: Nationwide cohort study. SETTING: Swedish n…
INTRODUCTION: The widespread misuse of prescription pain medication, including opioids, has serious public health implications. Postoperative pain is a risk factor for persistent or chronic pain unless treated effectively. There are only a …
PURPOSE: We explore the influence of co-occurring somatic illnesses on prevalent overactive bladder in women of premenopausal age. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Data for the present study were derived from a nationwide survey on complex diseases …
OBJECTIVES: To assess the influence of smoking, coffee and tea consumption on the risk for bladder pain syndrome (BPS) using the O'Leary Interstitial Cystitis Symptom Index (ICSI). METHODS: In 2005, all twins born between 1959 and 1985 in …