Association between pelvic floor muscle trauma and contraction in parous women from a general population.

Maria Øyasæter NyhusK Å SalvesenI Volløyhaug

Published in: Ultrasound in obstetrics & gynecology : the official journal of the International Society of Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology (2019)

LAM macrotrauma was associated with weaker pelvic floor muscle contraction measured using palpation, perineometry and ultrasound. Women with POP had weaker contraction than did women without POP. Copyright © 2018 ISUOG. Published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd.

Keyphrases

polycystic ovary syndrome
smooth muscle
skeletal muscle
pregnancy outcomes
magnetic resonance imaging
breast cancer risk
type diabetes
adipose tissue
randomized controlled trial
computed tomography
metabolic syndrome
contrast enhanced ultrasound
trauma patients