Defecatory dysfunction and anal incontinence symptoms among women with pelvic organ prolapse: 5-year retrospective study in a tertiary center.
Apisith SaraluckKomkrit AimjirakulNg Jun JietOrawee ChinthakananPeeranuch MangmeesriJittima ManonaiPublished in: Archives of gynecology and obstetrics (2024)
DD and AI are prevalent among women with POP symptoms who visit a urogynecology clinic. DD should be evaluated in women with POP symptoms especially in women with increased genital hiatus and point Ap beyond the hymen. To prevent AI, women with POP should be encouraged to perform pelvic floor muscle training in order to increase pelvic floor muscle strength.