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FEMALE PELVIC MEDICINE AND RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGERY
Volume 19, Issue 5, Pages 260-265Publisher
LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS
DOI: 10.1097/SPV.0b013e31829cbb9b
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pelvic floor dysfunction; pelvic muscle rehabilitation; urinary incontinence; constipation; pelvic pain
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Objective: The authors' intent was to determine the clinical efficacy of comprehensive pelvic floor rehabilitation among women with symptoms of pelvic floor dysfunction (PFD). Methods: We performed a retrospective analysis of women referred to an academic female pelvic medicine and reconstructive surgery practice for PFD. Data were gathered from the records of 778 women referred for pelvic floor therapy for urinary, bowel, pelvic pain, and sexual symptoms over the course of 4 years. Results: Patients who completed at least 5 therapy sessions reported a mean symptom improvement of 80% in each of the 3 main categories analyzed, namely, urinary incontinence, defecatory dysfunction, and pelvic pain. Conclusions: Comprehensive, nonoperative management of PFD including pelvic floor muscle training, biofeedback, electrogalvanic stimulation, constipation management, behavioral modification, incontinence devices, and pharmacotherapy including vaginal estrogen is effective in the treatment of women with PFD.
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