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Holly E. Richter

Holly E. Richter

🇺🇸 United States🏥 University of Alabama at BirminghamPhD MD
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Training and career​

  • Current position Division of Women's Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery, UAB (PhD, MD)1
  • Fellowship Urogynecology, UAB (2007)2
  • Leadership President, American Urogynecologic Society (2020–2021)3

Key Publications​

Her cited trials compare treatments for female urinary incontinence, including midurethral slings, Burch colposuspension, fascial slings, onabotulinumtoxinA, and sacral neuromodulation. Her prolapse studies compare apical suspension and hysteropexy procedures and assess perioperative vaginal estrogen.P4P5P6P7P8

  1. Richter HE, Burgio KL, Brubaker L, et al. "Continence Pessary Compared With Behavioral Therapy or Combined Therapy for Stress Incontinence." 2010;115(3):609–617. doi

    ATLAS stress incontinence treatment trial (2010). Led a randomized comparison of continence pessary, behavioral therapy, and their combination for stress urinary incontinence.

    Cited on: Continence Pessary · ATLAS: Ambulatory Treatments for Leakage Associated with Stress Incontinence
  2. Sung VW, Borello-France D, Newman DK, et al. "Effect of Behavioral and Pelvic Floor Muscle Therapy Combined With Surgery vs Surgery Alone on Incontinence Symptoms Among Women With Mixed Urinary Incontinence." JAMA. 2019;322(11):1066. doi

    ESTEEM mixed urinary incontinence trial (2019). Coauthored a trial finding a small symptom difference with behavioral and pelvic floor therapy added to sling surgery.

    Cited on: Mixed Urinary Incontinence
  3. Nager CW, Visco AG, Richter HE, et al. "Effect of Vaginal Mesh Hysteropexy vs Vaginal Hysterectomy With Uterosacral Ligament Suspension on Treatment Failure in Women With Uterovaginal Prolapse." JAMA. 2019;322(11):1054. doi

    SUPeR uterovaginal prolapse trial (2019). Coauthored a trial comparing vaginal mesh hysteropexy with vaginal hysterectomy and uterosacral suspension for uterovaginal prolapse.

    Cited on: Sacrospinous Hysteropexy · SUPeR: Study of Uterine Prolapse Procedures Randomized Trial
  4. Menefee SA, Richter HE, Myers D, et al. Apical suspension repair for vaginal vault prolapse: a randomized clinical trial. JAMA Surg. 2024;159:845–855. doi
    Cited on: Apical Prolapse · POP Overview · Michigan Four-Wall Sacrospinous Ligament Suspension
  5. Richter HE, Albo ME, Zyczynski HM, et al. "Retropubic versus transobturator midurethral slings for stress incontinence." N Engl J Med. 2010;362(22):2066–76. doi
    Cited on: Midurethral Sling Trocars (TVT / TOT) · Stress Urinary Incontinence (Female) · Female Slings & Suspensions
  6. Amundsen CL, Richter HE, Menefee SA, et al. "OnabotulinumtoxinA vs sacral neuromodulation on refractory urgency urinary incontinence in women: a randomized clinical trial." JAMA. 2016;316(13):1366–1374. doi
    Cited on: Botulinum Toxin (Neuromodulation Adjunct) · Medtronic InterStim — Sacral Neuromodulation · Intradetrusor OnabotulinumtoxinA
  7. Brubaker L, Richter HE, Norton PA, et al. Five Year Continence Rates, Satisfaction and Adverse Events of Burch Urethropexy and Fascial Sling Surgery for Urinary Incontinence. J Urol. 2012;187:1324–1330. doi
    Cited on: Autologous Rectus Fascia · Raz-Pereyra Trocar · Autologous Fascial Pubovaginal Sling (PVS)
  8. Albo ME, Richter HE, Brubaker L, et al. Burch Colposuspension versus Fascial Sling to Reduce Urinary Stress Incontinence. N Engl J Med. 2007;356:2143–2155. doi
    Cited on: Autologous Rectus Fascia · Autologous Fascial Pubovaginal Sling (PVS) · Burch Colposuspension

Other Publications Cited on WARWIKI

31 additional publications with Holly E. Richter as a listed author are cited on WARWIKI, ordered by the number of pages that cite them. Papers whose author list is shortened to "et al." before this name are not included.

  1. Rahn DD, Richter HE, Sung VW, et al. "Perioperative Vaginal Estrogen as Adjunct to Native Tissue Vaginal Apical Prolapse Repair: A Randomized Clinical Trial." JAMA. 2023;330:615–625. doi
    Cited on: The Adnexa · The Vagina · Hormonal Therapies
  2. Nager CW, Visco AG, Richter HE, et al. Sacrospinous hysteropexy with mesh vs vaginal hysterectomy for treatment of uterovaginal prolapse: 10-year results of a randomized clinical trial. JAMA Surg. 2026;161(8):764-774. doi
    Cited on: Apical Prolapse · POP Overview · Sacrospinous Hysteropexy
  3. Wei JT, Nygaard I, Richter HE, et al. A midurethral sling to reduce incontinence after vaginal prolapse repair. N Engl J Med. 2012;366(25):2358-2367. doi
    Cited on: POP Overview · Female Slings & Suspensions · Anterior Colporrhaphy
  4. Rahn DD, Richter HE, Sung VW, Pruszynski JE. "Three-year outcomes of a randomized clinical trial of perioperative vaginal estrogen as adjunct to native tissue vaginal apical prolapse repair." Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2024;231(2):263.e1–263.e10. doi
    Cited on: The Adnexa · The Vagina · Preoperative Hormonal Priming
  5. Harvie HS, Menefee SA, Richter HE, et al. "Midurethral Sling vs OnabotulinumtoxinA in Females With Urinary Incontinence: The MUSA Randomized Clinical Trial." JAMA. 2025;333(21):1887–1896. doi
    Cited on: Mixed Urinary Incontinence · Female Slings & Suspensions · Intradetrusor OnabotulinumtoxinA
  6. Zyczynski HM, Richter HE, Sung VW, et al. "Percutaneous Tibial Nerve Stimulation vs Sham Stimulation for Fecal Incontinence in Women: NeurOmodulaTion for Accidental Bowel Leakage Randomized Clinical Trial." Am J Gastroenterol. 2022;117(4):654-667. doi
    Cited on: Fecal Incontinence · Neuromodulation · Percutaneous Tibial Nerve Stimulation
  7. Rahn DD, Richter HE, Sung VW, Hynan LS, Pruszynski JE. "Effects of preoperative intravaginal estrogen on pelvic floor disorder symptoms in postmenopausal women with pelvic organ prolapse." Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2023;229(3):309.e1–309.e10. doi
    Cited on: Preoperative Hormonal Priming · Vaginal and Topical Estrogen
  8. Richter HE, Sridhar A, Nager CW, et al. Characteristics associated with composite surgical failure over 5 years of women in a randomized trial of sacrospinous hysteropexy with graft vs vaginal hysterectomy with uterosacral ligament suspension. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2023;228(1):63.e1-63.e16. doi
    Cited on: Sacrospinous Hysteropexy · SUPeR: Study of Uterine Prolapse Procedures Randomized Trial
  9. Nager CW, Visco AG, Richter HE, et al. Effect of sacrospinous hysteropexy with graft vs vaginal hysterectomy with uterosacral ligament suspension on treatment failure in women with uterovaginal prolapse: 5-year results of a randomized clinical trial. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2021;225(2):153.e1-153.e31. doi
    Cited on: Sacrospinous Hysteropexy · SUPeR: Study of Uterine Prolapse Procedures Randomized Trial
  10. Visco AG, Brubaker L, Richter HE, Nygaard I, Paraiso MFR, Menefee SA, et al. "Anticholinergic therapy vs. onabotulinumtoxinA for urgency urinary incontinence." N Engl J Med. 2012;367(19):1803-1813. doi
    Cited on: Intradetrusor OnabotulinumtoxinA · ABC: Anticholinergic Versus Botulinum Toxin Comparison
  11. Goode PS, Burgio KL, Richter HE, Markland AD. "Incontinence in Older Women." JAMA. 2010;303(21):2172-2181. doi
    Cited on: Behavioral Therapy for Urinary Incontinence · Geriatric Urogynecology & Reconstructive Urology
  12. Nager CW, Richter HE, Nygaard I, et al. "Incontinence pessaries: size, POPQ measures, and successful fitting." Int Urogynecol J Pelvic Floor Dysfunct. 2009;20(9):1023-1028. doi
    Cited on: Continence Pessary · ATLAS: Ambulatory Treatments for Leakage Associated with Stress Incontinence

Footnotes​

  1. Holly Richter, PhD, MD. UAB Nathan Shock Center. Accessed October 2026. ↩

  2. Fellowship Alumni. Obstetrics and Gynecology. Accessed October 2026. ↩

  3. Past Presidents. AUGS. Accessed October 2026. ↩