OBJECTIVES The investigation of female pelvic floor biomechanics is attracting attention due to its importance in pelvic floor dysfunction and childbirth. To date, there are no established means of assessing pelvic floor elasticity. We propose the use of translabial ultrasound to estimate strain, one element of pubovisceral muscle elasticity. METHODS Ultrasound datasets of 98 women seen at a ...

Vaginal prolapse due to pelvic floor dysfunction occurs frequently in postmenopausal women. The disease usually involves all compartments of the vagina, so that isolated defects are uncommon. In advanced disease, it can be difficult to identify which organs are prolapsed, owing to the large bulge in vaginal area. Accurate diagnosis of pelvic floor defects, actual prolapsed organs, and presence ...

Abstract Purpose The goal of this study is to see if there's a predictive relationship between diastasis rectus abdominis and pelvic floor dysfunction, sacroiliac joint postpartum women's health-related quality life. Method This cross-sectional, correlative focused on 32 mothers aged 18 45 years old. Real Ultrasound Sonographic Imaging (RUSI) was used determine DRA. Pelvic Floor Disability Inde...

Pelvic floor (PF) dysfunction is a source of morbidity and negatively affects one’s quality of life [1]. Dysfunction is often associated with muscular weakness and the failure of supporting connective tissue structures, leading in particular to urinary and faecal incontinence, prolapse of the pelvic structures, defecation problems, and sexual difficulties [2,3]. Facing such complaints, many wom...

OBJECTIVES Although a relationship between pelvic floor dysfunction and lower urinary tract symptoms is described in the literature, the mechanism and pathways need further characterization. We developed an animal model of pelvic floor dysfunction after noxious stimulation of the pubococcygeus (PC) muscle. METHODS Fifteen female adult rabbits were evaluated with cystometry (CMG) and electromy...

AIMS Compare vaginal resting pressure (VRP), pelvic floor muscle (PFM) strength, and endurance in women with and without diastasis recti abdominis at gestational week 21 and at 6 weeks, 6 months, and 12 months postpartum. Furthermore, to compare prevalence of urinary incontinence (UI) and pelvic organ prolapse (POP) in the two groups at the same assessment points. METHODS This is a prospectiv...

OBJECTIVE To compare sexual function before and 12 months after between sacrocolpopexy and sacrocervicopexy. METHODS This retrospective study examined a cohort of 55 sexually active women who underwent either supracervical hysterectomy with sacrocervicopexy (n=28) or total abdominal hysterectomy with sacrocolpopexy (n=27) for stage II to IV pelvic organ prolapse. Pelvic floor support was meas...

Although extensively applied in obstetrics practice to facilitate delivery by increasing the vaginal birth conduit, most episiotomy studies are in the context of short- or medium-term outcomes, and the number of studies investigating the long-term effects is insufficient. Episiotomy is often considered associated with urinary and/or anal incontinence and dyspareunia; however, there is no concre...

Background: Pelvic floor dysfunctions (PFDs) are commonly encountered in pregnancy, which may include urinary and fecal incontinence, pelvic pain, sexual dysfunction organ prolapse. Identifying these problems their risk factors pregnancy is crucial for prevention management. The primary outcome of this study to investigate the relationship between PFD symptoms pregnant women perineal ultrasonog...