Pelvic floor muscle function and quality of life in postmenopausal women with and without pelvic floor dysfunction.
Isabella Parente Ribeiro FrotaAdriana Bombonato Oliveira RochaJosé Ananias Vasconcelos NetoCamila Teixeira Moreira VasconcelosThais Fontes De MagalhaesSara Arcanjo Lino KarbageKathiane Lustosa AugustoSimony Lira Do NascimentoJorge Millem HaddadLeonardo Robson Pinheiro Sobreira BezerraPublished in: Acta obstetricia et gynecologica Scandinavica (2018)
PFM function assessed by bidigital palpation in postmenopausal women was not sufficiently sensitive to differentiate between women with vs. women without PFM dysfunction and was not related with specific quality of life in women with urinary incontinence and pelvic organ prolapse, respectively. These data should be used to reinforce the widespread recommendation that PFM training is essencial in PFD treatment.