Factors associated with women's decisions to seek treatment for urinary incontinence

KS Kinchen, K Burgio, AC Diokno, NH Fultz… - Journal of women's …, 2003 - liebertpub.com
Background: Urinary incontinence is a highly prevalent and burdensome condition among
women. However, fewer than half of women with symptoms talk to a physician about …

Prevalence and risk factors of urinary incontinence in young and middle‐aged women

L Peyrat, O Haillot, F Bruyere, JM Boutin… - BJU …, 2002 - Wiley Online Library
Objective To assess the prevalence of and risk factors for urinary incontinence (UI) in young
and middle‐aged women. Subjects and methods During 1998 the prevalence of overall …

Systematic review: randomized, controlled trials of nonsurgical treatments for urinary incontinence in women

TA Shamliyan, RL Kane, J Wyman… - Annals of internal …, 2008 - acpjournals.org
This article has been corrected. The original version (PDF) is appended to this article as a
supplement. Background: Urinary incontinence in women is a common problem that …

Barriers to help seeking in people with urinary symptoms

C Shaw, R Tansey, C Jackson, C Hyde… - Family practice, 2001 - academic.oup.com
Background. Urinary incontinence is a common problem but, for those experiencing
significant clinical symptoms, help seeking has been reported to be as low as 20%. As many …

State of the art: an integrated approach to pelvic floor ultrasonography

GA Santoro, AP Wieczorek, HP Dietz… - … in obstetrics & …, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
Surgical management of pelvic floor disorders depends on a comprehensive understanding
of the structural integrity and function of the pelvic floor. For visualizing this region …

[PDF][PDF] Epidemiology of urinary (UI) and faecal (FI) incontinence and pelvic organ prolapse (POP)

S Hunskaar, K Burgio, A Clark, MC Lapitan, R Nelson… - Incontinence, 2005 - ics.org
In this report we focus on the epidemiology (distribution and determinants) of faecal
incontinence (FI), urinary incontinence (UI), and pelvic organ prolapse (POP). We also …

Urinary incontinence and pelvic organ prolapse in women with Marfan or Ehlers-Danlos syndrome

ME Carley, J Schaffer - American journal of obstetrics and gynecology, 2000 - Elsevier
Objective: This study was undertaken to determine the prevalence of urinary incontinence
and pelvic organ prolapse in a cohort of women with either Marfan syndrome or Ehlers …

The relationship of vaginal prolapse severity tosymptoms and quality of life

GA Digesu, C Chaliha, S Salvatore… - … Journal of Obstetrics …, 2005 - Wiley Online Library
Objective To assess the relationship and location of vaginal prolapse severity to symptoms
and quality of life. Design A prospective observational study. Setting Urogynaecology Unit …

The relationship of body mass index to intra-abdominal pressure as measured by multichannel cystometry

KL Noblett, JK Jensen, DR Ostergard - International urogynecology journal, 1997 - Springer
The aim of the study was to identify the possible relationship between body mass index and
intra-abdominal pressure as measured by multichannel cystometry. A retrospective chart …

Prevalence, incidence and remission of urinary incontinence in women: longitudinal data from the Norwegian HUNT study (EPINCONT)

MH Ebbesen, S Hunskaar, G Rortveit, YS Hannestad - BMC urology, 2013 - Springer
Background To determine incidence and remission of UI as well as changes in UI
prevalence in the Norwegian EPINCONT surveys. Methods The EPINCONT surveys were …