In:
Neurourology and Urodynamics, Wiley, Vol. 30, No. 7 ( 2011-09), p. 1305-1308
Abstract:
To investigate the significance of pelvic pain and its association with defecatory symptoms in women with pelvic organ prolapse (POP). Study Design This is a cross sectional study of 248 women with stage II POP or greater. Women were stratified into “pain” and “no‐pain” groups based on their response to a question on the Pelvic Floor Distress Inventory short form. Associations between patient demographics, exam findings and responses to validated questionnaires were evaluated. Results In women with POP, defecatory symptoms are significantly more common in women with pelvic pain including straining with bowel movement (OR 2.4, 95% CI 1.3, 4.6), sense of incomplete emptying (OR 4.4, 95% CI 2.3, 8.2), pain with bowel movement (OR 5.3, 95% CI 1.2, 23.0) and splinting with bowel movement (OR 3.8, 95% CI 2.0, 7.5). Conclusion In women with POP, the symptom of pelvic pain is associated with the presence of defecatory symptoms. Neurourol. Urodynam. 30:1305–1308, 2011. © 2011 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.
Type of Medium:
Online Resource
ISSN:
0733-2467
,
1520-6777
Language:
English
Publisher:
Wiley
Publication Date:
2011
detail.hit.zdb_id:
1500793-5
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