Pelvic floor symptoms and quality of life changes during first pregnancy: a prospective cohort study

International Urogynecology Journal

Volumn 28, Issue 11, 2017, Pages 1701-1707

  Rogers, Rebecca G ^a   Ninivaggio, Cara ^b   Gallagher, Kelly ^b   Borders, A Noelle ^b   Qualls, Clifford ^b   Leeman, Lawrence M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Fecal incontinence; Pelvic floor changes; Pregnancy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM DISEASE ASSESSMENT; FECES INCONTINENCE; FEMALE; FIRST TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; GENITAL HIATUS; GENITAL INJURY; HUMAN; INCONTINENCE SEVERITY INDEX; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NULLIPARA; PELVIC FLOOR DISORDER; PELVIC FLOOR IMPACT QUESTIONNAIRE; PERINEAL PAIN; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PREGNANT WOMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; SECOND TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; THIRD TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; URINE INCONTINENCE; WEXNER FECAL INCONTINENCE SCALE; ADOLESCENT; NEW MEXICO; PARITY; PELVIS FLOOR; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FECAL INCONTINENCE; FEMALE; HUMANS; NEW MEXICO; PARITY; PELVIC FLOOR; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUALITY OF LIFE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; URINARY INCONTINENCE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 85017515408     PISSN: 09373462     EISSN: 14333023     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00192-017-3330-7     Document Type: Article

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