Mode of delivery and fecal incontinence at midlife: a study of 2,640 women in the Gazel cohort
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Objective To estimate obstetrical risk factors of fecal incontinence among middle-aged women.
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Mode of delivery and fecal incontinence at midlife: a study of 2,640 women in the Gazel cohort.
OBJECTIVE To estimate obstetric risk factors of fecal incontinence among middle-aged women. METHODS We conducted a mail survey of the Gazel cohort of volunteers for epidemiologic research. In 2000, a questionnaire on anal incontinence was mailed to 3,114 women who were then between the ages of 50 and 61 years; 2,640 (85%) women returned the completed questionnaire. Fecal incontinence was defi...
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