Introduction Next to existing terminology of the lower urinary tract, due to its increasing
complexity, the terminology for pelvic floor dysfunction in women may be better updated by a …

Introduction Pelvic floor disorders (PFD) are extremely common; 1 in 3 parous women will
experience urinary incontinence, 1 in 2 will develop pelvic organ prolapse, whereas 1 in 10 …

OBJECTIVE: To investigate the lifetime risk of first-time incident pelvic organ prolapse (POP)
surgery with the intention of updating previous risk estimates that have been based on …

Background Urinary incontinence (UI) is a common condition in women causing reduced
quality of life and withdrawal from fitness and exercise activities. Pregnancy and childbirth …

A woman's lifetime risk of surgery for pelvic organ prolapse (POP) is 12-19% with over 300
000 prolapse surgeries performed annually in the US alone. 1-3 POP accounts for about 15 …

OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study was to describe the distribution of pelvic organ
support in a gynecologic clinic population to define the clinical disease state of pelvic organ …

Objective: The purpose of this study was to compare the symptoms that are related to pelvic
floor dysfunction with the location and severity of the coexisting prolapse. Study Design: Two …

Introduction and hypothesis Currently, there is no global outcome assessment index in
prolapse research. Patient Global Impression of Improvement (PGI-I) has only been …

OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study was to describe the natural history of pelvic organ
prolapse after menopause. STUDY DESIGN: Over 2 to 8 years, participants in the estrogen …

OBJECTIVE: This study aimed to assess the associations between parity, mode of delivery,
and pelvic floor disorders. METHODS: The prevalence of pelvic organ prolapse, stress …