Objective To follow a prospective cohort of women during their first term pregnancy to
elucidate the nature and timing of changes to the pelvic floor during pregnancy and after …

Introduction Obstetric anal sphincter injury is an important risk factor for postpartum fecal
incontinence but few studies have reported fecal incontinence occurring, even during …

Determine the prevalence of pelvic floor disorders (PFD) stratified by age, race, body mass
index (BMI), and parity in adult women attending family medicine and general internal …

OBJECTIVE: Women who seek treatment for pelvic organ prolapse strive for an
improvement in quality of life. Body image has been shown to be an important component of …

Whereas Chap. 10 looked at the sexual aspects of the pelvic floor (PF) in healthy pregnancy
and postpartum, this chapter will address how various PF disorders influence sexuality. The …

Objective: To report measures of central tendency for Pelvic Floor Distress Inventory (PFDI),
Pelvic Floor Impact Questionnaire (PFIQ), and 12-item short form Pelvic Organ Prolapse …

Objectives This study aimed to determine factors associated with decreased pelvic floor
strength (PFS) after the first vaginal delivery (VD) in a cohort of low-risk women. Methods …

Objective To analyze the relationship between the symptoms of pelvic floor dysfunction
(PFD) and quality of life (QoL), as well as the function of the pelvic floor muscle (PFM) in …

Objective: Pelvic floor dysfunction has a high prevalence among women worldwide.
However, in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, it is underreported. Thus, we aimed to estimate …