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Re: Attn: Dr. Miklos
From: Cindy (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Tue, 8 Aug 2000 01:22:52 -0500 (CDT)
Dr. Miklos,
You posted a reply to this but it will not download. Please repost and
once again, thank you.
Cindy
At Sun, 6 Aug 2000, Concerned wrote:
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>Dr. Miklos,
>Can you tell me where the centers for this study are located? Are
>participants still being accepted/randomized? Do you know when the data
>will be released? Thanks so much for all your answers...
>
>At Sun, 6 Aug 2000, John R. Miklos M.D. wrote:
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>>Cindy,
>>
>>Based on little true scientific data....the medical world continues to
>>support that caucasians have prolapse and incontinence with greater
>>frequency than blacks (africans, african-americans) and occidentals.
>>This may or may not be true.....A paper written in the Green journal
>>about 3-4 years ago...basically stated the prevalence of urinary
>>incontinence among the Chinese was essentially the same as Americans
>>(this seems to throw a curve in conventional wisdom).
>>
>>For years people have said that red-haired pale complexion women tend to
>>have a greater incidence of prolapse and incontinence......then again I
>>hear they bleed much more readily in surgery, they tend to have a higher
>>C/Section rate....etc...etc...etc.. much of this does not appear to be
>>supported in the literature. However it is not to say there is not some
>>truth behind it.....that is why research is so important to these
>>unanswered questions.
>>
>>Most people tend to believe, exactly as you have mentioned, that
>>caucasians tend to have a greater incidence of all the problems and yes
>>red haired Irish descent have the greatest chance of these problems. I
>>must tell you I think the jury is still out on these questions.
>>
>>I hope this is somewhat helpful.
>>
>>At Sat, 5 Aug 2000, Cindy wrote:
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>>>I was reading the bios of teh docs on Editorial advisory board and
>>>noticed that you were a Co-investigator for the study regarding
>>>"Differences in the composition of the Pelvic Connective Tissue as a
>>>Possible Etiologic Factor of Different Susceptibility to Uterovaginal
>>>Prolapse in Caucasian, African-American and Oriental Women." Mercer
>>>University School of Medicine. Macon, GA. Do you have any information
>>>regarding this subject as of yet? Are there particular tissue
>>>differences in women that would predispose some to prolapse versus other
>>>women? I have always heard that "fair skinned and red/blonde haired
>>>women are more commonly affected". Any truth to this? Thanks for your
>>>comments and support.
>>
>>--
>>John R. Miklos M.D.
>>Director Urogynecology & Reconstructive Pelvic Surgery
>>Atlanta Center for Laparoscopic Urogynecology and
>> Reconstructive Vaginal Surgery
>>Atlanta Georgia
>>
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