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

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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.
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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.

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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

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.

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.
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