Pelvic Organ Prolapse

BJUI Mini Reviews - Pelvic floor disorders: Linking genetic risk factors to biochemical changes

BERKELEY, CA (UroToday.com) - Pelvic floor disorders (PFDs) such as stress urinary incontinence (SUI) and pelvic organ prolapse (POP) may share a common pathophysiological process related to pelvic floor tissue laxity and loss of support.

Morbidity in elderly women undergoing gynaecological pelvic floor surgery - Abstract

Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University Medical Centre Mannheim, Heidelberg University, Theodor-Kutzer-Ufer 1-3, 68167, Mannheim, Germany.

3D analysis of cystoceles using magnetic resonance imaging assessing midline, paravaginal, and apical defects - Abstract

Pelvic Floor Research Group, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA.

Complications of polypropylene mesh for the treatment of female pelvic floor disorders - Abstract

Urology Department, Complejo Hospitalario Universitario de Vigo, Vigo, Pontevedra, Spain.

Do women understand urogynecologic terminology? - Abstract

Health Sciences Center, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT.

Does childbirth alter the reflex pelvic floor response to coughing? - Abstract

Sydney Medical School Nepean, Penrith, Australia.

Pelvic floor disorders 5-10 years after vaginal or cesarean childbirth - Abstract

Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland.

The impact of dispositional optimism on symptoms and treatment choices in patients with pelvic floor disorders - Abstract

Bruce and Ruth Rappaport, Technion Faculty of Medicine, Rambam, Maywood, IL, USA.

Pelvic floor disorders: Linking genetic risk factors to biochemical changes - Abstract

Institute for Regenerative Medicine, Wake Forest University, Department of Urology, Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center, Winston-Salem, NC, USA.

Measurement of the 3D geometry of the fascial arches in women with a unilateral levator defect and "architectural distortion" - Abstract

Pelvic Floor Research Group, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA.