Female pelvic floor dysfunction is a term applied to a wide variety of clinical conditions,
including urinary incontinence, anal incontinence, pelvic organ prolapse, sensory and …

Female pelvic floor dysfunction includes urinary incontinence, pelvic organ prolapse, anal
incontinence, sensory abnormalities of the lower urinary tract, defecatory dysfunction, and …

Objective: Our aim was to assess current demand for care of pelvic floor disorders and
create projections for future demand for care. We also sought to better understand the …

Objective. To describe a general population of women with regard to factors associated with
urinary and fecal incontinence and genital prolapse symptoms. Methods. A questionnaire …

Objective: To describe the current state of knowledge regarding etiology of pelvic floor
dysfunction with special consideration to the effect of racial background on the epidemiology …

The study of the epidemiology of any disease starts with case definition. Pelvic floor
disorders (PFDs) include stress urinary incontinence (SUI), urgency urinary incontinence …

Pelvic floor disorders commonly affect women and may cause distress and difficulty with
daily functions and self-image. Urinary incontinence may present as stress incontinence …

PURPOSE: Dysfunction of pelvic floor may cause many different symptoms, such as urinary
and anal incontinence, obstructed defecation and constipation. No previous studies have …

Each year, pelvic floor dysfunction affects between 300,000 and 400,000 American women
so severely that they require surgery. Approximately 30% of the operations performed are re …

The lack of standardized terminology in pelvic floor disorders (pelvic organ prolapse, urinary
incontinence, and fecal incontinence) is a major obstacle to performing and interpreting …