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Background: Urinary incontinence (UI) is common in women and negatively affects quality of life. Although pelvic floor muscle training (PFMT) is effective, most studies have focused on isolated muscle contractions. Less is known about multimodal programs
Iris Prestanti +6 more
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Hormonal treatments for endometriosis (combined oral contraceptives/progestin‐only pills) do not show increased psychological or sexual risks compared with placebo. When pain is effectively controlled, these therapies appear well tolerated and may improve overall well‐being.
Noemi Salmeri +5 more
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IntroductionPelvic floor disorders are a global health problem affecting millions of women, particularly in developing countries. Therefore, this systematic review and meta-analysis aimed to determine the pooled prevalence and common factors affecting ...
Tefera Belsty Mihretie +1 more
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Bipedalism and pelvic floor disorders, an evolutionary medical approach
Evolutionary medicine can help to better understand the basis of pelvic floor disorders. Some evidences of the anthropological literature are reviewed, with emphasis on the paleontological clues and phylogenetic comparison of cephalo-pelvic relations in ...
Marcos García-Diez +2 more
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Female pelvic floor protection—Where do we have to go?
Long lasting improvement of women's health needs that all professions involved in pregnancy, birth, postpartum rehabilitation and diagnostics and treatment of pelvic floor disorders gather together to increase pelvic floor protection. Abstract Pelvic floor protection has a growing awareness and importance in long lasting strategies to provide female ...
Miriam Deniz +4 more
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Smoking, not being gainfully employed, and nonbleeding symptoms leading to the hysterectomy are preoperative risk factors for nonsatisfaction. Protective factors for nonsatisfaction are age 46–50 years and minimally invasive method. Individualized counseling before surgery is needed. Abstract Introduction This study aimed to determine preoperative risk
Lollo Makdessi Björkström +5 more
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Overactive bladder (OAB) remains challenging to treat due to drug intolerance and limited efficacy of behavioral therapies. The mechanistic basis by which exercise improves bladder function is poorly understood.
Yangyun Wang +11 more
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In this follow‐up of a randomized controlled trial including 1911 primiparous women with a vaginal birth, minor and major second‐degree tears were not associated with pelvic floor dysfunction 1 year postpartum. OASI was associated with colorectal–anal symptoms, whereas episiotomy was associated with vaginal symptoms affecting body image.
Malin Edqvist +9 more
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Despite a frequent misconception that behavioural concerns are diagnoses of exclusion, medical conditions and behavioural disorders are frequently inter‐related. In human medicine, the ‘multidisciplinary team’ approach (MDTA) is considered the most efficacious way of managing patients with complex and chronic health conditions.
BE Bollaert, JM Ley, HE Zulch
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