gynecology – Pelvic Guru

Vaginal Estrogen for Urinary Tract Infections (UTI): Does it help?

By Pelvic Guru | October 19, 2021 |

Vaginal Estrogen for Urinary Tract Infections: Does it work?

I’m so pleased to share a comprehensive critical review of the top randomized controlled trials about vaginal estrogen vs. placebos in preventing or treating UTIs in postmenopausal women. ~Tracy Sher, PT, MPT, DPT (2022) 𝗗𝗼𝗲𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗨𝘀𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗩𝗮𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗘𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗼𝗴𝗲𝗻 𝗗𝗲𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗲 𝗨𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁 𝗜𝗻𝗳𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 (𝗨𝗧𝗜𝘀) 𝗼𝗿 𝗨𝗿𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗴𝗶𝗰 𝗦𝘆𝗺𝗽𝘁𝗼𝗺𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗣𝗼𝘀𝘁𝗺𝗲𝗻𝗼𝗽𝗮𝘂𝘀𝗮𝗹 𝗪𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗻?⁣ ⁣This is available to…

Essential Sexual Health: An Interview with Ellen Barnard

By Pelvic Guru | May 31, 2019 |

Interview with Ellen Barnard about sexual medicine and sexual health.

Sexual health compentency is critical. Tracy often sees mismanagement of sexual concerns and the negative impact that it has on patients. Many providers don’t have an understanding of what they don’t know because… well… they don’t know it.

Egg-citing Pictures! Egg Released During Ovulation.

By Pelvic Guru | October 19, 2012 |

The first photos of a female human's egg release during ovulation.

These pictures are incredible! (First time seen clearly on a human female). This was captured by Dr. Jacques Donnez (2008) while he performed a laparoscopic hysterectomy on a 45-year-old female. In these photos you will see the follicle (red) – a fluid-filled sac on the surface of the ovary (white) containing the egg. The process…