OSCAR CONTRERAS ORTIZ AWARD

The Oscar Contreras Ortiz Award was first awarded in 2018 to honor the memory and legacy of Oscar Contreras Ortiz, co-founder of the International Urogynecology Journal and IUGA President from 1996-1998. This award is given annually to the author(s) of the most impactful IUJ article of the previous year.

2024:

Kobra Falah-Hassani, Joanna Reeves, Rahman Shiri, Duane Hickling & Linda McLean. The pathophysiology of stress urinary incontinence: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Int Urogynecol J 32, 501–552 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00192-020-04622-9

2023:

Alka Bhide, Visha Tailor, Ruwan Fernando, Vik Khullar, and Giuseppe Alessandro Digesu. Posterior tibial nerve stimulation for overactive bladder-techniques and efficacy. Int Urogynecol J 31, 865–870 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00192-019-04186-3

2022:

Grimes, C., Balk, E, Crisp, C. et al. A guide for urogynecologic patient care utilizing telemedicine during the COVID-19 pandemic: review of existing evidence. Int Urogynecol J 31, 1063–1089 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00192-020-04314-4

2021:

Friedman, T., Eslick, G.D. & Dietz, H.P. Risk factors for prolapse recurrence: systematic review and meta-analysis. Int Urogynecol J 29, 13–21 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00192-017-3475-4

2020:

van Bavel, J., Hukkelhoven, C.W.P.M., de Vries, C. et al. The effectiveness of mediolateral episiotomy in preventing obstetric anal sphincter injuries during operative vaginal delivery: a ten-year analysis of a national registry. Int Urogynecol J 29, 407–413 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00192-017-3422-4

2019:
Thomas-White KJ, Hilt EE, Fok C, Pearce MM, Mueller ER, Kliethermes S, Jacobs K, Zilliox MJ, Brincat C, Price TK, Kuffel G, Schreckenberger P, Gai X, Brubaker L, Wolfe AJ. Incontinence medication response relates to the female urinary microbiota. IUJ. 2016; 27(5):723-733.

2018:
Tineke F. M. Vergeldt, Mirjam Weemhoff, Joanna IntHout, Kirsten B. Kluivers. Risk Factors for Pelvic Organ Prolapse and its Recurrence: A Systematic Review. IUJ. 2015;26(11):1559-1573.