Impaired function of the levator ani muscle in the grand multipara and great grand multipara

Tohoku Journal of Experimental Medicine

Volumn 210, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 365-372

  Kisli, Erol ^a   Kisli, Mesude ^b   Agargun, Havva ^b   Altinokyigit, Filiz ^b   Kamaci, Mansur ^a   Ozman, Ekrem ^a   Kotan, Cetin ^a  

^a YUZUNCU YIL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b State Hospital   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Electric activity; Grand multipara; Great grand multipara; Levator ani muscle; Multipara

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONSTIPATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEFECATION DISORDER; ELECTRIC ACTIVITY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FECES INCONTINENCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEVATOR ANI MUSCLE; MECHANICAL STRESS; MULTIPARA; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE DISEASE; MUSCLE RELAXATION; NERVE INJURY; NULLIPARA; PELVIC ORGAN PROLAPSE; PELVIS PAIN SYNDROME; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PUDENDAL NERVE; URINE INCONTINENCE; VAGINAL DELIVERY;

ADULT; CONSTIPATION; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FECAL INCONTINENCE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; MUSCULAR DISEASES; PARITY; PELVIC FLOOR; PREGNANCY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; URINARY INCONTINENCE; UTERINE PROLAPSE;

EID: 33845350322     PISSN: 00408727     EISSN: 13493329     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1620/tjem.210.365     Document Type: Article

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