Michael Schembri

ORCID: 0000-0002-0511-853X · 7 papers in corpus
rct 2024
Journal of integrative and complementary medicine ·doi:10.1089/jicm.2024.0682

Objective: Yoga has been recommended as a complementary management strategy for women with chronic pelvic pain (CPP), but many women lack access to specialized yoga instruction for this indication, and few data are available to evaluate cha…

rct 2023
·doi:10.1093/jsxmed/qdad061.112

Abstract Introduction One in seven women suffer from chronic pelvic pain (CPP), a syndrome associated with decreased sexual desire, decreased enjoyment of sexual activity, and increased conflict with sexual partners. Pelvic yoga has been re…

2019
·doi:10.1016/j.jmig.2019.09.470
nonrandomized-trial 2017
Pain medicine (Malden, Mass.) ·doi:10.1093/pm/pnw306

OBJECTIVE: To develop a group-based therapeutic yoga program for women with chronic pelvic pain (CPP) and explore the effects of this program on pain severity, sexual function, and well-being. METHODS: A yoga therapy program for CPP was de…

observational 2013
Obstetrics and gynecology ·doi:10.1097/aog.0b013e318292aea4

OBJECTIVE: To document the long-term effect of surgical interventions for noncancerous uterine conditions on health-related quality of life. METHODS: The Study of Pelvic Problems, Hysterectomy and Intervention Alternatives, conducted betwe…

observational 2012
Fertility and sterility ·doi:10.1016/j.fertnstert.2012.04.033

OBJECTIVE: To determine predictors of low birth weight (LBW) and preterm delivery (PTD) in singleton pregnancies conceived by women with and without a history of infertility. DESIGN: Retrospective cohort study. SETTING: Eleven infertility…

observational 2011
American journal of obstetrics and gynecology ·doi:10.1016/j.ajog.2010.12.051

OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study was to determine whether depression influences treatment outcomes and to identify predictors of symptom resolution among women with chronic pelvic pain (CPP). STUDY DESIGN: Analysis of 701 women with CP…