What harm does a second delivery to the pelvic floor?

European Journal of Medical Research

Volumn 15, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 362-366

  Jundt, Katharina ^a   Scheer, I ^b   Von Bodungen, V ^a   Krumbachner, F ^a   Friese, K ^a   Peschers, U M ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^b Department Gynäkologie Spitalzentrum Oberwallis ^*  (Switzerland)

^c Chirurgische Klinik Munchen Bogenhausen   (Germany)

Author keywords

Anal incontinence; Levator ani muscle; Pelvic floor; Second delivery; Urinary incontinence

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLADDER NECK; CHILDBIRTH; CONTROLLED STUDY; DELIVERY; FECES INCONTINENCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; NULLIPARA; OVERACTIVE BLADDER; PELVIS FLOOR; PREGNANCY; PRIMIPARA; QUESTIONNAIRE; STRESS INCONTINENCE; URINE INCONTINENCE; ANAL SPHINCTER RUPTURE; ANUS SPHINCTER DISORDER; EPISIOTOMY; LABOR STAGE 2; LEVATOR ANI MUSCLE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MUSCLE STRENGTH; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY;

DELIVERY, OBSTETRIC; FECAL INCONTINENCE; FEMALE; HUMANS; PELVIC FLOOR; PREGNANCY; QUESTIONNAIRES; URINARY INCONTINENCE, STRESS;

EID: 77956385549     PISSN: 09492321     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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