A pilot study: effectiveness of local injection of autologous platelet-rich plasma in treating women with stress urinary incontinence.

ABSTRACT: The study aims to evaluate the effectiveness of local injection of autologous platelet rich plasma (A-PRP) as a treatment for women suffering from stress urinary incontinence (SUI). In a prospective intervention study, twenty consecutive women suffering from SUI were treated with A-PRP injection at anterior vaginal wall where mid-urethra locates. Self-reported questionnaires were used to measure pre-treatment, 1 month and 6 months post-treatment symptom severity. Secondary outcomes of sexual function and treatment effect sorted by age were analyzed with valid statistical methods. A-PRP is effective in relieving SUI symptoms at both 1 month and 6 months post-treatment without significant adverse reactions reported. It seems to have a trend that treatment success rate with cured and improved

SUBMITTER: Long CY 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7810841 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature