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The Epidemiology of Pelvic Floor Disorders and Childbirth
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SYNOPSIS Using a life span model, this article presents new scientific findings regarding risk factors for pelvic floor disorders (PFDs), with a focus on the role of childbirth in the development of single or multiple co-existing PFDs. Phase I of the life span model includes predisposing factors such as genetic predisposition and race. Phase II of the model includes inciting factors such as obstetric events. Prolapse, urinary incontinence (UI) and fecal incontinence (FI) are more common among vaginally parous women, although the impact of vaginal delivery on risk of FI is less dramatic than for prolapse and UI. Finally, Phase III includes intervening factors such as age and obesity. Both age and obesity are associated with prevalence of PFDs. The prevention and treatment of obesity is an important component to PFD prevention.
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- Authors
- Hallock, J. L., & Handa, V. L.
- Venue
- Obstetrics and Gynecology Clinics of North America
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Published
- 2016-03
- Volume
- 43
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 1-13
- ISSN
- 0889-8545 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W2263715552
- Cited by
- 208
- References
- 6
- FWCI
- 10.23
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- green
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