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Pelvic Organ Support Study (POSST): The distribution, clinical definition, and epidemiologic condition of pelvic organ support defects
Steven Swift,Patrick Woodman,Amy L. O'Boyle,Margie Kahn,Michael Valley,Deirdre R. Bland,Wei Wang,Joe Schaffer +7 more
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The results from this population suggest that there is a bell-shaped distribution of pelvic organ support in a gynecologic clinic population and Advancing age, Hispanic race, increasing body mass index, and the increasing weight of the vaginally delivered fetus have the strongest correlations with prolapse.About:
This article is published in American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology.The article was published on 2005-03-01. It has received 560 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Pelvic cavity & Population.read more
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An international urogynecological association (IUGA)/international continence society (ICS) joint report on the terminology for female pelvic floor dysfunction
Bernard T. Haylen,Dirk De Ridder,Robert Freeman,Steven Swift,Bary Berghmans,Joseph C. Lee,Ash Monga,Eckhard Petri,Diaa E. E. Rizk,Peter K. Sand,Gabriel N. Schaer +10 more
TL;DR: 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 female‐specific approach and clinically based consensus report.
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An International Urogynecological Association (IUGA)/International Continence Society (ICS) joint report on the terminology for female pelvic floor dysfunction
Bernard T. Haylen,Dirk De Ridder,Robert Freeman,Steven Swift,Bary Berghmans,Joseph C. Lee,Ash Monga,Eckhard Petri,Diaa E. E. Rizk,Peter K. Sand,Gabriel N. Schaer +10 more
TL;DR: A consensus-based terminology report for female pelvic floor dysfunction has been produced aimed at being a significant aid to clinical practice and a stimulus for research.
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Prevalence of symptomatic pelvic floor disorders in US women
Ingrid Nygaard,Matthew D. Barber,Kathryn L. Burgio,Kathryn L. Burgio,Kimberly Kenton,Susan Meikle,Joseph I. Schaffer,Cathie Spino,William E. Whitehead,Jennifer M. Wu,Debra J. Brody +10 more
TL;DR: A cross-sectional analysis of 1961 nonpregnant women who participated in the 2005-2006 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, a nationally representative survey of the US noninstitutionalized population, found no differences in prevalence by racial/ethnic group.
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ACOG practice bulletin: Clinical management guidelines for obstetrician-gynecologists
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Pelvic organ prolapse
TL;DR: No effective prevention strategy for prolapse has been identified, and considerations include weight loss, reduction of heavy lifting, treatment of constipation, modification or reduction of obstetric risk factors, and pelvic-floor physical therapy.
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The standardization of terminology of female pelvic organ prolapse and pelvic floor dysfunction
Richard C. Bump,Anders Mattiasson,Kari Bø,Linda Brubaker,John O.L. DeLancey,Peter Klarskov,Bob L. Shull,Anthony R. Smith +7 more
TL;DR: A standard system of terminology recently approved by the International Continence Society, the American Urogynecologic Society, and the Society of Gynecologic Surgeons for the description of female pelvic organ prolapse and pelvic floor dysfunction is presented.
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Epidemiology of surgically managed pelvic organ prolapse and urinary incontinence.
TL;DR: Pelvic floor dysfunction is a major health issue for older women, as shown by the 11.1% lifetime risk of undergoing a single operation for pelvic organ prolapse and urinary incontinence, as well as the large proportion of reoperations.
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Pelvic organ prolapse in the Women's Health Initiative: gravity and gravidity.
Susan L. Hendrix,Amanda L. Clark,Ingrid Nygaard,Aaron K. Aragaki,Vanessa M. Barnabei,Anne McTiernan +5 more
TL;DR: In this article, a cross-sectional analysis of women who enrolled in the Women's Health Initiative Hormone Replacement Therapy Clinical Trial (WHTTC) clinical trial (n = 27,342 women) was performed to describe the prevalence of and correlates for pelvic organ prolapse.
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The prevalence of pelvic floor disorders and their relationship to gender, age, parity and mode of delivery.
TL;DR: To define the prevalence of pelvic floor disorders in a non‐institutionalised community and to determine the relationship to gender, age, parity and mode of delivery.
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Pelvic organ prolapse
TL;DR: No effective prevention strategy for prolapse has been identified, and considerations include weight loss, reduction of heavy lifting, treatment of constipation, modification or reduction of obstetric risk factors, and pelvic-floor physical therapy.