WOMENS-HEALTH Messages for August, 2000: Re: Attn: Dr. Miklos

Re: Attn: Dr. Miklos

From: John R. Miklos M.D. (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Tue, 8 Aug 2000 13:30:54 -0500 (CDT)

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At Mon, 7 Aug 2000, John R. Miklos M.D. wrote: >
>MoM,
>
>Actually the study is was being performed by Dr. Sze who was at Macon
>Mercer Medical University. He has moved to Eastern Carolina School of
>Medicine. We collected samples of tissue during surgey in patients with
>and without prolapse and Dr. Sze secured a biologist to grow tissue
>samples in the labarotory. At this point I believe the study is
>concluded. A person had to go to surgery for and indications and at
>that time the sample was collected.
>
>I have not talked to Dr.Sze in a quite a while so I am not sure when the
>data will be released....please remember "one study does not make it
>gospel" If i hear anything else I will post it.
>
>At Sun, 6 Aug 2000, Concerned wrote:
>>
>>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:
>>>
>>>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:
>>>>
>>>>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
>>>
>--
>John R. Miklos M.D.
>Director Urogynecology & Reconstructive Pelvic Surgery
>Atlanta Center for Laparoscopic Urogynecology and
> Reconstructive Vaginal Surgery
>Atlanta Georgia
>

--
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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