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Impact of menopausal status on the outcome of pelvic floor physiotherapy in women with urinary incontinence |
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| Authors: | Christiana Campani Nygaard Cornelia Betschart Ahmed A. Hafez Erica Lewis Ilias Chasiotis Stergios K. Doumouchtsis |
| Affiliation: | 1. Departament of Gynaecology, Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul, St George′s Healthcare NHS Trust, Porto Alegre, Brazil 2. Department of Gynecology, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland 3. Faculty of Health and Social Care Sciences, Kingston University, St. George’s University of London, London, UK 4. St George’s Healthcare NHS Trust, London, UK 5. Department of Obstetric and Gynecology, General Hospital of Nikaia, Athens, Greece 6. St George’s Healthcare NHS Trust / St George’s University of London, London, UK |
| Abstract: | Introduction and hypothesisThe purpose of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of pelvic floor muscle training in pre- and postmenopausal women using a quality-of-life questionnaire.MethodsWe retrospectively reviewed the medical records of 96 patients with urinary incontinence who participated in a pelvic floor muscle-training (PFMT) program at the Physiotherapy Department in a London University Hospital between January 2010 and August 2011.ResultsA period of supervised PFMT resulted in significant improvement in symptoms of stress urinary incontinence, urge urinary incontinence, urgency, frequency, and nocturia, irrespective of menopausal status.ConclusionsPre- and postmenopausal women experience similar outcomes in relation to urinary symptoms following a short-term supervised PFMT. |
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