Anna Marie Ellström Engh

Adjunct Professor - Division of Surgery
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Visiting address Sykehusveien 25 1474 Nordbyhagen
Postal address Akershus universitetssykehus 1478 Lørenskog

Publications

  • Siafarikas, Franziska; Stær-Jensen, Jette; Reimers, Cathrine; Bø, Kari & Engh, Anna Marie Ellström (2024). Levator muscle avulsion and subsequent vaginal delivery: longitudinal 8-year follow-up. Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology. ISSN 0960-7692. doi: 10.1002/uog.27599.
  • Macedo, Marthe Dalevoll; Risløkken, Jeanette; Halle, Tuva Kristine Toresdatter; Engh, Anna Marie Ellström & Siafarikas, Franziska (2024). Occurrence and risk factors for second-degree perineal tears: A prospective cohort study using a detailed classification system. Birth. ISSN 0730-7659. doi: 10.1111/birt.12817.
  • Risløkken, Jeanette; Macedo, Marthe Dalevoll; Bø, Kari; Engh, Anna Marie Ellström & Siafarikas, Franziska (2024). The severity of second-degree perineal tears and perineal pain during three months postpartum: A prospective cohort study. Midwifery. ISSN 0266-6138. 131. doi: 10.1016/j.midw.2024.103930. Full text in Research Archive
  • Skaug, Kristina Lindquist; Engh, Anna Marie Ellström & Bø, Kari (2023). Acute Effect of Heavy Weightlifting on the Pelvic Floor Muscles in Strength-Trained Women: An Experimental Crossover Study. Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise. ISSN 0195-9131. 56(1), p. 37–43. doi: 10.1249/MSS.0000000000003275. Full text in Research Archive
  • Gluppe, Sandra L.; Engh, Anna Marie Ellström & Bø, Kari (2023). Curl-up exercises improve abdominal muscle strength without worsening inter-recti distance in women with diastasis recti abdominis postpartum: a randomised controlled trial. Journal of Physiotherapy. ISSN 1836-9553. 69(3), p. 160–167. doi: 10.1016/j.jphys.2023.05.017. Full text in Research Archive
  • Kleven, Anne Grethe; Miaskowski, Christine; Torstveit, Ann Helen; Ritchie, Christine Seel; Engh, Marie Ellström & Andersen, Elin [Show all 7 contributors for this article] (2023). Quality of life of older gynecologic oncology patients at the initiation of chemotherapy. Nursing Open. ISSN 2054-1058. 10(10), p. 6749–6757. doi: 10.1002/nop2.1921. Full text in Research Archive
  • Teig J., Catherine; Bond, Malcolm J.; Grotle, Margreth; Kjøllesdal, Møyfrid; Saga, Susan & Småstuen, Milada Cvancarova [Show all 8 contributors for this article] (2023). A novel method for the translation and cross-cultural adaptation of health-related quality of life patient-reported outcome measurements . Health and Quality of Life Outcomes. ISSN 1477-7525. 21(1). doi: 10.1186/s12955-023-02089-y. Full text in Research Archive
  • Hilde, Gunvor; Stær-Jensen, Jette; Siafarikas, Franziska; Engh, Anna Marie Ellström & Bø, Kari (2022). Postpartum pelvic floor muscle training, levator ani avulsion and levator hiatus area: a randomized trial. International Urogynecology Journal. ISSN 0937-3462. p. 1–11. doi: 10.1007/s00192-022-05406-z. Full text in Research Archive
  • Gluppe, Sandra L.; Engh, Anna Marie Ellström & Bø, Kari (2022). Primiparous women’s knowledge of diastasis recti abdominis, concerns about abdominal appearance, treatments, and perceived abdominal muscle strength 6–8 months postpartum. A cross sectional comparison study. BMC Women's Health. ISSN 1472-6874. 22, p. 1–11. doi: 10.1186/s12905-022-02009-0. Full text in Research Archive
  • Torstveit, Ann Helen; Miaskowski, Christine; Løyland, Borghild; Grov, Ellen Karine; Ritchie, Christine Seel & Paul, Steven M [Show all 8 contributors for this article] (2022). Characteristics associated with decrements in objective measures of physical function in older patients with cancer during chemotherapy. Supportive Care in Cancer. ISSN 0941-4355. 30(12), p. 10031–10041. doi: 10.1007/s00520-022-07416-5. Full text in Research Archive
  • Macedo, Marthe Dalevoll; Engh, Anna Marie Ellström & Siafarikas, Franziska (2022). Detailed classification of second-degree perineal tears in the delivery ward: an inter-rater agreement study. Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica. ISSN 0001-6349. 101(8), p. 880–888. doi: 10.1111/aogs.14369. Full text in Research Archive
  • Bø, Kari; Næss, Karoline; Stær-Jensen, Jette; Siafarikas, Franziska; Engh, Anna Marie Ellström & Hilde, Gunvor (2022). Recovery of pelvic floor muscle strength and endurance 6 and 12 months postpartum in primiparous women—a prospective cohort study. International Urogynecology Journal. ISSN 0937-3462. 33(12), p. 3455–3464. doi: 10.1007/s00192-022-05334-y. Full text in Research Archive
  • Siafarikas, Franziska; Halle, Tuva Kristine Toresdatter; Saltyte Benth, Jurate; Stær-Jensen, Jette; Reimers, Cathrine & Bø, Kari [Show all 7 contributors for this article] (2022). Pelvic floor symptoms from first pregnancy up to 8 years after the first delivery: a longitudinal study. American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology. ISSN 0002-9378. 227(4), p. 613.e1–613.e15. doi: 10.1016/j.ajog.2022.06.020.
  • Gyhagen, Maria; Engh, Anna Marie Ellström; Husslein, Heinrich; Koelbl, Heinz; Nilsson, Ida E. K. & Schulz, Jane [Show all 8 contributors for this article] (2021). Temporal trends in obstetric anal sphincter injury from the first vaginal delivery in Austria, Canada, Norway, and Sweden. Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica. ISSN 0001-6349. 100(11), p. 1969–1976. doi: 10.1111/aogs.14244. Full text in Research Archive
  • Forsse, David Erik; Barbero, Mark Lewis B Barbero; Werner, Henrica Maria Johanna; Woie, Kathrine; Nordskar, Nina Jebens & Nilsen, Elisabeth Berge [Show all 14 contributors for this article] (2021). Longitudinal effects of adjuvant chemotherapy and lymph node staging on patient-reported outcomes in endometrial cancer survivors: a prospective cohort study. American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology. ISSN 0002-9378. 226(1), p. 90.e1–90.e20. doi: 10.1016/j.ajog.2021.08.011. Full text in Research Archive
  • Gluppe, Sandra L.; Engh, Anna Marie Ellström & Bø, Kari (2021). What is the evidence for abdominal and pelvic floor muscle training to treat diastasis recti abdominis postpartum? A systematic review with meta-analysis. Brazilian Journal of Physical Therapy. ISSN 1413-3555. 25(6), p. 664–675. doi: 10.1016/j.bjpt.2021.06.006. Full text in Research Archive
  • Skaug, Kristina Lindquist; Engh, Marie Ellström; Frawley, Helena C. & Bø, Kari (2021). Urinary and anal incontinence among female gymnasts and cheerleaders—bother and associated factors. A cross-sectional study. International Urogynecology Journal. ISSN 0937-3462. doi: 10.1007/s00192-021-04696-z. Full text in Research Archive
  • Gluppe, Sandra L.; Engh, Marie Ellström & Bø, Kari (2021). Women with diastasis recti abdominis might have weaker abdominal muscles and more abdominal pain, but no higher prevalence of pelvic floor disorders, low back and pelvic girdle pain than women without diastasis recti abdominis. Physiotherapy. ISSN 0031-9406. 111, p. 57–65. doi: 10.1016/j.physio.2021.01.008.
  • Skaug, Kristina Lindquist; Engh, Marie Ellström; Frawley, Helena & Bø, Kari (2020). Prevalence of Pelvic Floor Dysfunction, Bother, and Risk Factors and Knowledge of the Pelvic Floor Muscles in Norwegian Male and Female Powerlifters and Olympic Weightlifters. Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research. ISSN 1064-8011. 36(10), p. 2800–2807. doi: 10.1519/JSC.0000000000003919.
  • Gluppe, Sandra L.; Engh, Marie Ellström & Bø, Kari (2020). Immediate Effect of Abdominal and Pelvic Floor Muscle Exercises on Interrecti Distance in Women With Diastasis Recti Abdominis Who Were Parous. Physical Therapy. ISSN 0031-9023. 100(8), p. 1372–1383. doi: 10.1093/ptj/pzaa070.
  • Tennfjord, Merete Kolberg; Engh, Marie Ellström & Bø, Kari (2020). The Influence of Early Exercise Postpartum on Pelvic Floor Muscle Function and Prevalence of Pelvic Floor Dysfunction 12 Months Postpartum. Physical Therapy. ISSN 0031-9023. 100(9), p. 1681–1689. doi: 10.1093/ptj/pzaa084. Full text in Research Archive
  • Halle, Tuva Kristine Toresdatter; Stær-Jensen, Jette; Hilde, Gunvor; Bø, Kari; Engh, Marie Ellström & Siafarikas, Franziska (2020). Change in prevalence of major levator ani muscle defects from 6 weeks to 1 year postpartum, and maternal and obstetric risk factors: A longitudinal ultrasound study. Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica. ISSN 0001-6349. 99(10), p. 1403–1410. doi: 10.1111/aogs.13878. Full text in Research Archive
  • Reimers, Cathrine; Siafarikas, Franziska; Stær-Jensen, Jette; Småstuen, Milada Cvancarova; Bø, Kari & Engh, Marie Ellström (2018). Risk factors for anatomic pelvic organ prolapse at 6 weeks postpartum: a prospective observational study. International Urogynecology Journal. ISSN 0937-3462. doi: 10.1007/s00192-018-3650-2. Full text in Research Archive
  • Gluppe, Sandra L.; Hilde, Gunvor; Tennfjord, Merete Kolberg; Engh, Marie Ellström & Bø, Kari (2018). Effect of a Postpartum Training Program on Prevalence of Diastasis Recti Abdominis in Postpartum Primiparous Women: A Randomized Controlled Trial. Physical Therapy. ISSN 0031-9023. 98(4), p. 260–268. doi: 10.1093/ptj/pzy008. Full text in Research Archive
  • Bø, Kari; Engh, Marie Ellström & Hilde, Gunvor (2018). Regular Exercisers Have Stronger Pelvic Floor Muscles than Non-Regular Exercisers at Midpregnancy. American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology. ISSN 0002-9378. 218(4), p. 427.e1–427.e5. doi: 10.1016/j.ajog.2017.12.220. Full text in Research Archive
  • Njølstad, Tormund Salvesen; Werner, Henrica Maria Johanna; Marcickiewicz, Janusz; Tingulstad, Solveig; Staff, Anne Cathrine & Oddenes, Klaus [Show all 14 contributors for this article] (2017). Late-week surgical treatment of endometrial cancer is associated with worse long-term outcome: Results from a prospective, multicenter study. PLOS ONE. ISSN 1932-6203. 12(8:e0182223), p. 1–12. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0182223. Full text in Research Archive
  • Tennfjord, Merete Kolberg; Engh, Marie Ellström & Bø, Kari (2017). Role of physical therapy in the treatment of female dysfunction. In Costantini, Elisabetta; Villari, Donata & Filocamo, Maria Teresa (Ed.), Female sexual function and dysfunction. Springer. ISSN 978-3319417141. p. 189–204. doi: 10.1007/978-3-319-41716-5_17.
  • Reimers, Cathrine; Stær-Jensen, Jette Elisabeth; Siafarikas, Franziska; Bø, Kari & Engh, Marie Ellström (2017). Association between vaginal bulge and anatomical pelvic organ prolapse during pregnancy and postpartum: an observational study. International Urogynecology Journal. ISSN 0937-3462. 29(3), p. 441–448. doi: 10.1007/s00192-017-3407-3.
  • Tennfjord, Merete Kolberg; Engh, Marie Ellström & Bø, Kari (2017). An intra- and interrater reliability and agreement study of vaginal resting pressure, pelvic floor muscle strength, and muscular endurance using a manometer. International Urogynecology Journal. ISSN 0937-3462. 28, p. 1507–1514. doi: 10.1007/s00192-017-3290-y.
  • Teig J., Catherine; Grotle, Margreth; Bond, Malcolm J.; Prinsen, Cecilia A.C.; Engh, Marie Ellström & Småstuen, Milada C [Show all 8 contributors for this article] (2017). Norwegian translation, and validation, of the Pelvic Floor Distress Inventory (PFDI-20) and the Pelvic Floor Impact Questionnaire (PFIQ-7). International Urogynecology Journal. ISSN 0937-3462. Published ahead of print, p. 1–13. doi: 10.1007/s00192-016-3209-z.
  • Bø, Kari; Hilde, Gunvor; Tennfjord, Merete Kolberg & Engh, Marie Ellström (2017). Does Episiotomy Influence Vaginal Resting Pressure, Pelvic Floor Muscle Strength and Endurance, and Prevalence of Urinary Inc ontinence 6 Weeks Postpartum? Neurourology and Urodynamics. ISSN 0733-2467. 36(3), p. 683–686. doi: 10.1002/nau.22995.
  • Altman, Daniel; Mikkola, Tomi S.; Bek, Karl Möller; Rahkola-Soisalo, Päivi; Gunnarsson, Jonas & Engh, Marie Ellström [Show all 7 contributors for this article] (2016). Pelvic organ prolapse repair using the Uphold™ Vaginal Support System: a 1-year multicenter study. International Urogynecology Journal. ISSN 0937-3462. 27(9), p. 1337–1345. doi: 10.1007/s00192-016-2973-0.
  • Sperstad, Jorun Bakken; Tennfjord, Merete Kolberg; Hilde, Gunvor; Engh, Marie Ellström & Bø, Kari (2016). Diastasis recti abdominis during pregnancy and 12 months after childbirth: prevalence, risk factors and report of lumbopelvic pain. British Journal of Sports Medicine. ISSN 0306-3674. 50(17), p. 1092–1096. doi: 10.1136/bjsports-2016-096065.
  • Bø, Kari; Hilde, Gunvor; Tennfjord, Merete Kolberg; Sperstad, Jorun Bakken & Engh, Marie Ellström (2016). Pelvic floor muscle function, pelvic floor dysfunction and diastasis recti abdominis: Prospective cohort study. Neurourology and Urodynamics. ISSN 0733-2467. 36(3), p. 716–721. doi: 10.1002/nau.23005.
  • Tennfjord, Merete Kolberg; Hilde, Gunvor; Stær-Jensen, Jette Elisabeth; Siafarikas, Franziska; Engh, Marie Ellström & Bø, Kari (2016). Effect of postpartum pelvic floor muscle training on vaginal symptoms and sexual dysfunction—secondary analysis of a randomised trial. BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology. ISSN 1470-0328. 123(4), p. 634–642. doi: 10.1111/1471-0528.13823.
  • Reimers, Cathrine; Stær-Jensen, Jette Elisabeth; Siafarikas, Franziska; Saltyte Benth, Jurate; Bø, Kari & Engh, Marie Ellström (2016). Change in pelvic organ support during pregnancy and the first year postpartum: a longitudinal study. BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology. ISSN 1470-0328. 123(5), p. 821–829. doi: 10.1111/1471-0528.13432.
  • Siafarikas, Franziska; Stær-Jensen, Jette Elisabeth; Hilde, Gunvor; Bø, Kari & Engh, Marie Ellström (2015). The levator ani muscle during pregnancy and major levator ani muscle defects diagnosed postpartum: a three- and four-dimensional transperineal ultrasound study. BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology. ISSN 1470-0328. 122(8), p. 1083–1091. doi: 10.1111/1471-0528.13332.
  • Tennfjord, Merete Kolberg; Hilde, Gunvor; Stær-Jensen, Jette Elisabeth; Siafarikas, Franziska; Engh, Marie Ellström & Bø, Kari (2015). Coital incontinence and vaginal symptoms and the relationship to pelvic floor muscle function in primiparous women at 12 months postpartum: A cross-sectional study. Journal of Sexual Medicine. ISSN 1743-6095. 12(4), p. 994–1003. doi: 10.1111/jsm.12836.
  • Stær-Jensen, Jette Elisabeth; Siafarikas, Franziska; Hilde, Gunvor; Saltyte Benth, Jurate; Bø, Kari & Engh, Marie Ellström (2015). Postpartum Recovery of Levator Hiatus and Bladder Neck Mobility in Relation to Pregnancy. Obstetrics and Gynecology. ISSN 0029-7844. 125(3), p. 531–539. doi: 10.1097/AOG.0000000000000645.
  • Brækken, Ingeborg Hoff; Majida, Memona; Engh, Marie Ellström & Bø, Kari (2015). Can pelvic floor muscle training improve sexual function in women with pelvic organ prolapse? A randomized controlled trial. Journal of Sexual Medicine. ISSN 1743-6095. 12(2), p. 470–480. doi: 10.1111/jsm.12746.
  • Bø, Kari; Hilde, Gunvor; Stær-Jensen, Jette Elisabeth; Siafarikas, Franziska; Tennfjord, Merete Kolberg & Engh, Marie Ellström (2015). Does general exercise training before and during pregnancy influence the pelvic floor “opening” and delivery outcome? A 3D/4D ultrasound study following nulliparous pregnant women from mid-pregnancy to childbirth. British Journal of Sports Medicine. ISSN 0306-3674. 49(3), p. 196–199. doi: 10.1136/bjsports-2014-093548.
  • Bø, Kari; Hilde, Gunvor; Stær-Jensen, Jette Elisabeth; Siafarikas, Franziska; Tennfjord, Merete Kolberg & Engh, Marie Ellström (2015). Postpartum pelvic floor muscle training and pelvic organ prolapse - A randomized trial of primiparous women. American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology. ISSN 0002-9378. 212(1), p. 38e1–38e7. doi: 10.1016/j.ajog.2014.06.049.
  • Bø, Kari; Hilde, Gunvor; Tennfjord, Merete Kolberg; Stær-Jensen, Jette Elisabeth; Siafarikas, Franziska & Ellstrøm Engh, Marie (2014). Pelvic floor muscle variables and levator hiatus dimensions: a 3/4D transperineal ultrasound cross-sectional study on 300 nulliparous pregnant women. International Urogynecology Journal. ISSN 0937-3462. 25(10), p. 1357–1361. doi: 10.1007/s00192-014-2408-8.
  • Siafarikas, Franziska; Stær-Jensen, Jette; Hilde, Gunvor; Bø, Kari & Ellstrøm Engh, Marie (2014). Levator hiatus dimensions in late pregnancy and the process of labor : a 3- and 4-dimensional transperineal ultrasound study. American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology. ISSN 0002-9378. 210(5), p. 484.e1–484.e7. doi: 10.1016/j.ajog.2014.02.021.
  • Tennfjord, Merete Kolberg; Hilde, Gunvor; Stær-Jensen, Jette; Ellstrøm Engh, Marie & Bø, Kari (2014). Dyspareunia and pelvic floor muscle function before and during pregnancy and after childbirth. International Urogynecology Journal. ISSN 0937-3462. 25(9), p. 1227–1235. doi: 10.1007/s00192-014-2373-2.
  • Brækken, Ingeborg Hoff; Majida, Memona; Engh, Marie Ellstrøm & Bø, Kari (2014). Are pelvic floor muscle thickness and size of levator hiatus associated with pelvic floor muscle strength, endurance and vaginal resting pressure in women with pelvic organ prolapse stages I-III? A cross sectional 3D ultrasound study. Neurourology and Urodynamics. ISSN 0733-2467. 33(1), p. 115–120. doi: 10.1002/nau.22384.
  • Werner, Henrica Maria Johanna; Trovik, Jone; Marcickiewicz, Janusz; Tingulstad, Solveig; Staff, Anne Cathrine & Engh, Marie Ellstrøm [Show all 12 contributors for this article] (2013). A discordant histological risk classification in preoperative and operative biopsy in endometrial cancer is reflected in metastatic risk and prognosis. European Journal of Cancer. ISSN 0959-8049. 49(3), p. 625–632. doi: 10.1016/j.ejca.2012.09.006.
  • Hilde, Gunvor; Stær-Jensen, Jette; Siafarikas, Franziska; Engh, Marie Ellstrøm & Bø, Kari (2013). Postpartum Pelvic Floor Muscle Training and Urinary Incontinence: A Randomized Controlled Trial. Obstetrics and Gynecology. ISSN 0029-7844. 122(6), p. 1231–1238. doi: 10.1097/AOG.0000000000000012.
  • Hilde, Gunvor; Stær-Jensen, Jette; Siafarikas, Franziska; Gjestland, Kristin; Engh, Marie Ellstrøm & Bø, Kari (2013). How well can pelvic floor muscles with major defects contract? A cross-sectional comparative study 6 weeks after delivery using transperineal 3D/4D ultrasound and manometer. BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology. ISSN 1470-0328. 120(11), p. 1423–1429. doi: 10.1111/1471-0528.12321.
  • Stær-Jensen, Jette; Siafarikas, Franziska; Hilde, Gunvor; Bø, Kari & Engh, Marie Ellstrøm (2013). Ultrasonographic Evaluation of Pelvic Organ Support During Pregnancy. Obstetrics and Gynecology. ISSN 0029-7844. 122(2-2), p. 329–336. doi: 10.1097/AOG.0b013e318299f62c.
  • Bø, Kari; Hilde, Gunvor; Stær-Jensen, Jette; Siafarikas, Franziska & Engh, Marie Ellstrøm (2013). Too tight to give birth? Assessment of pelvic floor muscle function in 277 nulliparous pregnant women. International Urogynecology Journal. ISSN 0937-3462. 24(12), p. 2065–2070. doi: 10.1007/s00192-013-2133-8.
  • Siafarikas, Franziska; Stær-Jensen, Jette; Brækken, Ingeborg Hoff; Bø, Kari & Ellstrøm Engh, Marie (2013). Learning process for performing and analyzing 3D/4D transperineal ultrasound imaging and interobserver reliability study. Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology. ISSN 0960-7692. 41(3), p. 312–317. doi: 10.1002/uog.11192.
  • Stær-Jensen, Jette; Richter, Franziska; Hilde, Gunvor; Brækken, Ingeborg Hoff; Bø, Kari & Engh, Marie Ellstrøm (2013). Pelvic Floor Muscle Injuries 6 Weeks Post Partum-An Intra- and Inter-Rater Study. Neurourology and Urodynamics. ISSN 0733-2467. 32(7), p. 993–997. doi: 10.1002/nau.22337.
  • Hilde, Gunvor; Stær-Jensen, Jette; Richter, Franziska; Ellstrøm Engh, Marie; Brækken, Ingeborg Hoff & Bø, Kari (2013). Impact of childbirth and mode of delivery on vaginal resting pressure and on pelvic floor muscle strength and endurance. American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology. ISSN 0002-9378. 208(1), p. e1–e7. doi: 10.1016/j.ajog.2012.10.878.
  • Ellstrøm Engh, Marie & Hauso, Wenche (2012). Vaginal hysterectomy, an outpatient procedure. Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica. ISSN 0001-6349. 91(11), p. 1293–1299. doi: 10.1111/j.1600-0412.2012.01502.x.
  • Hilde, Gunvor; Stær-Jensen, Jette; Ellstrøm Engh, Marie; Brækken, Ingeborg Hoff & Bø, Kari (2012). Continence and pelvic floor status in nulliparous women at midterm pregnancy. International Urogynecology Journal. ISSN 0937-3462. 23(9), p. 1257–1263. doi: 10.1007/s00192-012-1716-0.
  • Majida, Memona; Brækken, Ingeborg Hoff; Bø, Kari & Engh, Marie Ellstrøm (2012). Levator hiatus dimensions and pelvic floor function in women with and without major defects of the pubovisceral muscle. International Urogynecology Journal. ISSN 0937-3462. 23(6), p. 707–714. doi: 10.1007/s00192-011-1652-4.
  • Bø, Kari; Majida, Memona & Engh, Marie Ellstrøm (2012). Does a ring pessary in situ influence the pelvic floor muscle function of women with pelvic organ prolapse when tested in supine? International Urogynecology Journal. ISSN 0937-3462. 23(5), p. 573–577. doi: 10.1007/s00192-011-1598-6.
  • Ellstrøm Engh, Marie; Ekeryd, Ann; Magnusson, Åsa ; Olsson, Ingegerd; Otterlind, Lena & Tobiasson, Gun (2011). Can de novo stress incontinence after anterior wall repair be predicted? Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica. ISSN 0001-6349. 90(5), p. 488–493. doi: 10.1111/j.1600-0412.2011.01087.x.
  • Trovik, Jone; Wik, Elisabeth; Stefansson, Ingunn Marie; Marcickiewicz, Janusz; Tingulstad, Solveig & Staff, Anne Cathrine [Show all 16 contributors for this article] (2011). Stathmin Overexpression Identifies High-Risk Patients and Lymph Node Metastasis in Endometrial Cancer. Clinical Cancer Research. ISSN 1078-0432. 17(10), p. 3368–3377. doi: 10.1158/1078-0432.CCR-10-2412.
  • Altman, Daniel; Väyrynen, Tapio; Engh, Marie Ellstrøm; Axelsen, Susanne & Falconer, Christian (2011). Anterior colporrhaphy versus transvaginal mesh for pelvic-organ prolapse. New England Journal of Medicine. ISSN 0028-4793. 364(19), p. 1826–1836. doi: 10.1056/nejmoa1009521.
  • Majida, Memona; Brækken, Ingeborg Hoff; Bø, Kari; Saltyte-Benth, Jurate & Engh, Marie Ellstrøm (2011). Anterior but not posterior compartment prolapse is associated with levator hiatus area: a three- and four-dimensional transperineal ultrasound study. BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology. ISSN 1470-0328. 118(3), p. 329–337. doi: 10.1111/j.1471-0528.2010.02784.x.
  • Majida, Memona; Brækken, Ingeborg Hoff; Bø, Kari; Saltyte-Benth, Jurate & Engh, Marie Ellstrøm (2010). Validation of three-dimensional perineal ultrasound and magnetic resonance imaging measurements of the pubovisceral muscle at rest. Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology. ISSN 0960-7692. 35(6), p. 715–722. doi: 10.1002/uog.7587.
  • Engh, Marie Ellstrøm; Jerhamre, Karin & Junskog, Karin (2010). A randomized trial comparing changes in sexual health and psychological well-being after subtotal and total hysterectomies. Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica. ISSN 0001-6349. 89(1), p. 65–70. doi: 10.3109/00016340903353276.
  • Brækken, Ingeborg Hoff; Majida, Memona; Engh, Marie Ellstrøm & Bø, Kari (2010). Morphological Changes After Pelvic Floor Muscle Training Measured by 3-Dimensional Ultrasonography A Randomized Controlled Trial. Obstetrics and Gynecology. ISSN 0029-7844. 115(2), p. 317–324. doi: 10.1097/AOG.0b013e3181cbd35f.
  • Bø, Kari; Brækken, Ingeborg Hoff; Majida, Memona & Ellstrøm Engh, Marie (2009). Constriction of the levator hiatus during instruction of pelvic floor or transversus abdominis contraction: a 4D ultrasound study. International Urogynecology Journal. ISSN 0937-3462. 20(1), p. 27–32. doi: 10.1007/s00192-008-0719-3.
  • Brækken, I.H.; Majida, Memona; Engh, Marie Ellstrøm & Bø, Kari (2009). Test-Retest Reliability of Pelvic Floor Muscle Contraction Measured by 4D Ultrasound. Neurourology and Urodynamics. ISSN 0733-2467. 28(1), p. 68–73. doi: 10.1002/nau.20618.
  • Elmer, C; Altman, D; Engh, Marie Ellstrøm; Axelsen, S; Vaeyrynen, T & Falconer, C (2009). Trocar-Guided Transvaginal Mesh Repair of Pelvic Organ Prolapse. Obstetrics and Gynecology. ISSN 0029-7844. 113(1), p. 117–126.
  • Lindemann, K; Vatten, LJ; Engh, Marie Ellstrøm & Eskild, Anne (2009). The impact of BMI on subgroups of uterine cancer. British Journal of Cancer. ISSN 0007-0920. 101(3), p. 534–536. doi: 10.1038/sj.bjc.6605158.
  • Sjetne, Ingeborg Strømseng; Krogstad, Unni; Ødegård, S & Engh, ME (2009). Improving quality by introducing enhanced recovery after surgery in a gynaecological department: consequences for ward nursing practice. Quality and Safety in Healthcare. ISSN 1475-3898. 18(3), p. 236–240. doi: 10.1136/qshc.2007.023382.
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