ABSTRACT Objectives To investigate the prevalence, impact on health‐related quality of life (HRQOL), and predictive factors of co‐existent overactive‐underactive bladder (COUB) in women. Methods 3088 Japanese women aged ≥ 20 years responding to a nationwide internet survey on lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) were included.
Noritoshi Sekido+9 more
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Development and validation of a prototype multimedia application to enhance health education on the pelvic floor muscles among pregnant and puerperal women in Brazil. [PDF]
Sousa AJDS+3 more
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ABSTRACT Objectives This study investigated whether preoperative penile length, penile circumference, and testis size are associated with urinary function and sexual function after robot‐assisted radical prostatectomy (RARP). Methods We retrospectively analyzed 197 Japanese patients who underwent RARP.
Yuki Kohada+15 more
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Preservation of pelvic floor muscles contributes to early continence recovery after robot-assisted radical prostatectomy. [PDF]
Nakamura M+8 more
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Ultrasound Evaluation of Dynamic Responses of Female Pelvic Floor Muscles [PDF]
Qiyu Peng+3 more
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ABSTRACT Aims (1) To analyse individual and institutional‐level factors associated with urinary incontinence in older adults living in nursing homes; (2) to estimate the prevalence of urinary, faecal and double incontinence in nursing home residents. Design Cross‐sectional study. Methods Residents aged 65+ living in 22 nursing homes in Catalonia (Spain)
Javier Jerez‐Roig+9 more
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Re: Smith MD, Coppieters MW, Hodges PW. 2007. Postural response of the pelvic floor and abdominal muscles in women with and without incontinence. Neurourol Urodynam 26:377–85 [PDF]
Peter Petros
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Bipedalism or bipedalisms: The os coxae of StW 573
There has been a long debate about the possibility of multiple contemporaneous species of Australopithecus in both eastern and southern Africa, potentially exhibiting different forms of bipedal locomotion. Here, we describe the previously unreported morphology of the os coxae in the 3.67 Ma Australopithecus prometheus StW 573 from Sterkfontein Member 2
Robin Crompton+15 more
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Conservative Treatment Options to Prevent and Manage Pelvic Floor Dysfunction in Women
Background: Pelvic floor dysfunction is a widespread, multifactorial disease that progresses slowly with age and occurs in 77% of postmenopausal women.Objective: To evaluate the effectiveness of conservative treatment of pelvic floor dysfunction in women
M. S. Los, A. V. Ukgarskiy
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Evaluation of Pelvic Floor Muscles in Pregnancy and Postpartum With Non-Invasive Magnetomyography. [PDF]
Escalona-Vargas D+3 more
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