Reduced Pelvic Floor Muscle Tone Predisposes to Persistence of Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms after Puerperium

Pregnant primiparous women at term were enrolled in the study. ICIQ-FLUTS questionnaire was used to find out prevalence of LUTS. MOS was used to assess pelvic floor muscle strength. Women were followed up after 8–10 weeks of delivery to find out remission or persistence of these symptoms. We found t...

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Published in:Scientifica
Main Authors: Chandana Bhat, Mahjabeen Khan, Kirthinath Ballala, Asha Kamath, Deeksha Pandey
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2016-01-01
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/5705186