Impact of gestational diabetes on pelvic floor: A prospective cohort study with three-dimensional ultrasound during two-time points in pregnancy.

Carlos Izaias Sartorão-FilhoFabiane A PinheiroCaroline B PrudencioSthefanie K NunesLuiz TakanoEusebio M A EnriquezMaiara I G OrlandiBaerbel JungingerRaghavendra L S HallurMarilza V C RudgeAngélica Mércia Pascon Barbosa

Published in: Neurourology and urodynamics (2020)

Pregnant women with GDM had a significantly lower than expected percentage of changes in biometry of Levator ani thickness and HA from 24 to 28 to 34 to 38 weeks of gestation when compared with the group of pregnant women without GDM. GDM alters the morphology of PF structures assessed by three-dimension US. This reported complication may be implicated in adverse birth outcomes and may play a role in the development of PF dysfunction.

Keyphrases

pregnant women
pregnancy outcomes
gestational age
preterm birth
magnetic resonance imaging
oxidative stress
preterm infants
high resolution
optical coherence tomography
type diabetes
ultrasound guided
adverse drug
weight loss
glycemic control