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Exacerbation of symptom severity of pelvic floor disorders in women who report a history of sexual abuse.

Laurel R ImhoffLoriel LiwanagMadhulika Varma
Published in: Archives of surgery (Chicago, Ill. : 1960) (2014)
A history of SAA significantly alters disease perception in fecal incontinence and constipation, but the disorders do not result from increased physiologic alterations. We must elicit a history of SAA in these patients, because the history may play a role in the discrepancy between symptom reporting and objective measurements and may modify treatment recommendations.
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