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Beliefs and Experiences of People in Australia Living With Chronic Pelvic Pain, and Associations Between Their Illness Perceptions and Pain

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Volume 66, Issue 5, October 2026.
ABSTRACT Background There are gaps in understanding females' beliefs related to chronic pelvic pain. Beliefs might be linked to illness perceptions and behaviours. Aims (1) Explore beliefs and experiences of Australian females living with chronic pelvic pain, against categories based on clinical guidelines.
Emma Wise, Amelia Cornish, Michelle Franklin, Maria del Pilar Martin Garcia, Zoe Mills, Darren Beales   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Prevalence, bother, and impact on pelvic floor muscles of vaginal noise among middle-aged women

Bulletin of Faculty of Physical Therapy
Background Vaginal noise (VN) is a natural phenomenon that arises when air is forced into the vagina and then expelled as the vaginal wall muscles naturally contract. It has been described as involuntarily passing gas from the vagina.
Reham E. Hamoda, Esraa A. Saad, Dalia M. Kamel, Manal A. El-Shafei   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

A proposed anxiety–hypertonic pelvic floor axis in postpartum women: a narrative review of mechanistic links and rehabilitation implications

Frontiers in Surgery
Pelvic floor dysfunction (PFD) and postpartum anxiety are commonly assessed and treated separately, although accumulating evidence suggests that psychological distress and pelvic floor muscle over activity may interact.
Fenghua Chen, Yi Chen, Yiping Huang
doaj   +1 more source

The Novel and Minimally Invasive Treatment Modalities for Female Pelvic Floor Muscle Dysfunction; Beyond the Traditional [PDF]

Balkan Med J, 2018
Akın Y, Young M, Elmussareh M, Charalampogiannis N, Gözen AS.   +4 more
europepmc   +1 more source

A cross-sectional investigation on the function of the female pelvic floor in the Sichuan Province, China

BMC Women's Health
Background Pelvic floor dysfunction significantly impacts patients’ quality of life, and its incidence is steadily increasing over time. However, there remains a lack of sufficient awareness regarding this condition.
Ai-Ping Min, Die Zeng, Rui-Jin Zhang, Ting-Ting Pan, Xin Feng, Jia-Qi Luo   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Vaginal Microbiota and Pelvic Floor Dysfunction: Mechanistic Insights and Therapeutic Implications. [PDF]

Med Sci Monit
Wang R, Li W, Xie B.
europepmc   +1 more source

Non-Surgical Management of Male Chronic Prostatitis/Chronic Pelvic Pain Syndrome: A UPOINT-Guided Narrative Review. [PDF]

J Pain Res
Sun J, Jing S, Fei Y, Zhu J.
europepmc   +1 more source

Metabolic Vulnerability and Regenerative Failure of the External Urethral Sphincter: A Ferroptosis-Associated Framework for Stress Urinary Incontinence. [PDF]

Biomolecules
Sun S, Liu J, Pan X, Yang Y, Wei Z.
europepmc   +1 more source

Physiotherapy for Urinary Incontinence After Radical Prostatectomy: Current Evidence and Therapeutic Challenges. [PDF]

J Clin Med
Mastej-Stawarska I, Łuszczki E, Kochman MT.   +2 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Effects of Pelvic Floor Muscle Training on Female Sexual Function in Women with Stress Urinary Incontinence: A Controlled Observational Study. [PDF]

Medicina (Kaunas)
Stamos D, Sofikitis N, Sapouna V, Astraka AM, Baltogiannis M, Sofikiti HM, Pantou A, Giannakis I, Paschopoulos M, Zachariou A.   +9 more
europepmc   +1 more source