Pelvic floor dysfunction
Pelvic floor dysfunction
- covers a variety of symptoms
- following symptoms are associated with pelvic floor dysfunction:
- urinary incontinence,
- emptying disorders of the bladder,
- faecal incontinence,
- emptying disorders of the bowel,
- pelvic organ prolapse,
- sexual dysfunction and
- chronic pelvic pain syndromes
- the 3 most common and definable conditions are urinary incontinence, faecal incontinence and pelvic organ prolapse
- following symptoms are associated with pelvic floor dysfunction:
Prevalence of pelvic floor dysfunction is high
- for example, on examination, prolapse is present in up to 50% of women.
Reference:
- NICE. Pelvic floor dysfunction: prevention and non-surgical management. NICE guideline NG210. Published December 2021
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