Sensory and muscular functions of the pelvic floor in women with endometriosis - cross-sectional study.
Joyce Pereira da SilvaBianca Maciel de AlmeidaRenata Santos FerreiraCláudia Regina O de P LimaLeila Maria Álvares BarbosaCaroline Wanderley Souto FerreiraPublished in: Archives of gynecology and obstetrics (2023)
The patients had a high prevalence of pain and dysfunction of the pelvic floor muscles, such as low muscle endurance and difficulty to relax. It shows that these patients should be referred to a pelvic floor physiotherapist, as soon as they have the diagnosis of endometriosis, to be assessed to prevent and/or treat pelvic floor impairments.