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Oral Contraceptives As Possible Acl Injury Prevention Method, Haley Schweizer Jan 2020

Oral Contraceptives As Possible Acl Injury Prevention Method, Haley Schweizer

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Introduction: Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) injuries are an upsetting setback for many athletes that require a long and costly recovery process. The injury rates are four times greater in women than men. Preventative measures that help to prevent ACL injuries are limited to stretching and strengthening. Therefore, this review aims to investigate if oral contraceptive [I] usage provides a possible new avenue for prevention of ACL injury [O] in young female athletes (ages 18-30) [P] compared to those that do not take oral contraceptives [C].

Methods: A literature review was performed though PubMed, Google Scholar, SCOPUS Database, and ClinicalKey …


The Development Of A Patient-Reported Outcome Measure For Assessment Of Genital Psoriasis Symptoms: The Genital Psoriasis Symptoms Scale (Gpss), Alice B. Gottlieb, Brian Kirby, Caitriona Ryan, April N. Naegeli, Russel Burge, Alison Potts Bleakman, Gil Yosipovitch Mar 2018

The Development Of A Patient-Reported Outcome Measure For Assessment Of Genital Psoriasis Symptoms: The Genital Psoriasis Symptoms Scale (Gpss), Alice B. Gottlieb, Brian Kirby, Caitriona Ryan, April N. Naegeli, Russel Burge, Alison Potts Bleakman, Gil Yosipovitch

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INTRODUCTION: Patient-reported outcome measures (PROs) specific for genital psoriasis (GenPs) have not been described. METHODS: In this cross-sectional, qualitative study in patients with moderate-to-severe GenPs, we sought to develop a PRO useful for GenPs symptom assessment. A literature review was performed to identify relevant psoriasis or GenPs symptoms and existing PROs that may be useful in the evaluation of symptom severity in GenPs patients. The literature review findings were discussed with clinicians, and then patients with GenPs. RESULTS: Relevant psoriasis or GenPs symptoms from the literature review included itch, pain, scaling, redness/erythema, and stinging/burning. The validity of these symptoms for …