Pelvic Floor Function in the Female - Open Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

OJOG > Vol.4 No.14, October 2014

Pelvic Floor Function in the Female ()

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DOI: 10.4236/ojog.2014.414115 3,622 Downloads 4,725 Views Citations

Author(s)

Christos E. Constantinou^*

Affiliation(s)

Stanford University Medical School, Stanford, USA.

ABSTRACT

Pelvic Floor (PF) disorders, such as urinary incontinence and prolapse accounted for over 400,000 operations in the USA in 1987 [1], and nearly a third of these were re-operations. It is estimated that 30% - 50% of women in Europe and the USA are affected by Urinary incontinence [2]. Stress Urinary Incontinence (SUI), the involuntary leakage of urine on coughing, sneezing, exertion or effort, is the most common form of urinary incontinence in women. The scientific understanding of normal PF function is limited and consequently treatment of these prevalent, disabling conditions is, at best, inefficient.

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Constantinou, C. (2014) Pelvic Floor Function in the Female. Open Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, 4, 826-831. doi: 10.4236/ojog.2014.414115.

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