The distribution of pelvic organ support in a population of female subjects seen for routine gynecologic health care

SE Swift - American journal of obstetrics and gynecology, 2000 - Elsevier
Objective: This study was undertaken to describe the distribution of pelvic organ support
stages in a population of women seen at outpatient gynecology clinics for routine …

Pelvic Organ Support Study (POSST): the distribution, clinical definition, and epidemiologic condition of pelvic organ support defects

S Swift, P Woodman, A O'Boyle, M Kahn… - American journal of …, 2005 - Elsevier
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 …

Correlation of symptoms with degree of pelvic organ support in a general population of women: what is pelvic organ prolapse?

SE Swift, SB Tate, J Nicholas - American journal of obstetrics and …, 2003 - Elsevier
OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the correlation between the
symptoms of pelvic organ prolapse and the stage of support as determined by the pelvic …

Pelvic organ support in nulliparous pregnant and nonpregnant women: a case control study

AL O'Boyle, PJ Woodman, JD O'Boyle, GD Davis… - American journal of …, 2002 - Elsevier
Objective: Our purpose was to compare pelvic organ support in nulliparous pregnant and
nonpregnant women at a single institution. Study Design: This was a case-control study …

Case–control study of etiologic factors in the development of severe pelvic organ prolapse

SE Swift, T Pound, JK Dias - International Urogynecology Journal, 2001 - Springer
The aim of this case–control study was to identify etiologic factors predictive for the
development of severe pelvic organ prolapse. Three hundred and sixty-eight controls from a …

The standardization of terminology of female pelvic organ prolapse and pelvic floor dysfunction

RC Bump, A Mattiasson, K Bø, LP Brubaker… - American journal of …, 1996 - Elsevier
This article presents a standard system of terminology recently approved by the International
Continence Society, the American Urogynecologic Society, and the Society of Gynecologic …

Pelvic organ support in pregnancy and postpartum

AL O'Boyle, JD O'Boyle, B Calhoun… - International …, 2005 - Springer
The purpose of this study was to evaluate pelvic organ support during pregnancy and
following delivery. This was a prospective observational study. Pelvic organ prolapse …

Correlation of symptoms with location and severity of pelvic organ prolapse

RM Ellerkmann, GW Cundiff, CF Melick… - American journal of …, 2001 - Elsevier
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 …

Can we screen for pelvic organ prolapse without a physical examination in epidemiologic studies?

MD Barber, NL Neubauer, V Klein-Olarte - American journal of obstetrics …, 2006 - Elsevier
OBJECTIVE: Large population-based epidemiologic studies of pelvic organ prolapse are
rare. One barrier is the need for physical examination in order to confirm disease status. The …

The natural history of pelvic organ support in pregnancy

AL O'boyle, JD O'boyle, RE Ricks, TH Patience… - International …, 2003 - Springer
Little is known about the anatomic and physiologic changes in the pelvic floor that occur
during pregnancy. The purpose of this study was to prospectively document pelvic organ …