New avenues in the management of pelvic floor disorders: experimental secondary prevention and medium term outcomes of abdominal mesh surgery KU Leuven
Pelvic floor disorders (PFD) include pelvic organ prolapse (POP), urinary (UI) & fecal incontinence (FI), sexual dysfunction and pelvic pain. Twelve years after first vaginal delivery around 23% of women leak urine at least once a week, and around 24% of women have stage 2+ POP1 The prevalence of FI in women increases with age, from 6% in women < 40 years rising to 15% in older women. Up to 50% of the patients with FI also report UI.2 ...