Female urinary incontinence, from pregnancy to menopause: A review of epidemiological and pathophysiological findings

Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica

Volumn 91, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 901-910

  Fritel, Xavier ^a,b   Ringa, Virginie ^c,d,e   Quiboeuf, Emeline ^a   Fauconnier, Arnaud ^a,f  

^a INSERM   (France)

^b POITIERS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

^c CENTRE FOR RESEARCH IN EPIDEMIOLOGY AND POPULATION HEALTH   (France)

^d INSTITUT NATIONAL D'ÉTUDES DÉMOGRAPHIQUES   (France)

^e UNIVERSITÉ PARIS SACLAY   (France)

^f LABORATOIRE DES SCIENCES DU CLIMAT ET DE L ENVIRONNEMENT   (France)

Author keywords

cesarean; delivery; epidemiology; pregnancy; Urinary incontinence

Indexed keywords

AGING; BLADDER SPHINCTER; CESAREAN SECTION; CHILDBIRTH; COHORT ANALYSIS; ELECTIVE SURGERY; HUMAN; MENOPAUSE; NULLIPARA; OBESITY; PARITY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REVIEW; STRESS INCONTINENCE; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; URGE INCONTINENCE; VAGINAL DELIVERY; WEIGHT GAIN;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGING; CESAREAN SECTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; LABOR, OBSTETRIC; MENOPAUSE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; PARITY; PARTURITION; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; PREVALENCE; REMISSION, SPONTANEOUS; RISK FACTORS; SELECTION BIAS; URINARY INCONTINENCE, STRESS; URINARY INCONTINENCE, URGE;

EID: 84863938349     PISSN: 00016349     EISSN: 16000412     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0412.2012.01419.x     Document Type: Review

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