Test-retest reliability of the different dynamometric variables used to evaluate pelvic floor musculature during the menstrual cycle.
Reny C Dos Reis NaganoDaniela A Biasotto-GonzalezGilmar L da CostaKarina M AmorimMarco A FumagalliCésar F AmorimFabiano PolittiPublished in: Neurourology and urodynamics (2018)
Time and contraction force parameters of the PFM are not influenced by hormonal alterations that occur during the menstrual cycle. The impulse of contraction was the only variable to demonstrate a significant difference between the first and second week of the data collection protocol. The baseline, maximum strength value, impulse of contraction, and average contraction force variables presented good to excellent reproducibility and can be safely used as a method of PFM evaluation.