Effects of the menstrual cycle on urodynamic work-up: Should we change our practice?

International Urogynecology Journal

Volumn 10, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 375-377

  Bergman, J ^a   Elia, G ^a  

^a SUNY UPSTATE MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bladder; Menstrual cycle; Urinary incontinence; Urodynamics

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COUGHING; DETRUSOR DYSSYNERGIA; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; FOLLICULAR PHASE; HUMAN; LUTEAL PHASE; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STRESS INCONTINENCE; URETHRA DISEASE; URETHRA PRESSURE; URETHROCYSTOMETRY; URINARY TRACT DISEASE; URINE INCONTINENCE; URODYNAMICS; VALSALVA MANEUVER;

EID: 0033429064     PISSN: 09373462     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s001920050063     Document Type: Article

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