Pelvic Floor Mobility measured by Transperineal Ultrasound Imaging in Women with and without Urgency and Frequency Predominant Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Women with urgency/frequency predominant lower urinary tract symptoms (UF-LUTS) may have elevated pelvic floor muscle (PFM) position at rest and limited mobility with PFM contraction and bearing down, but this has not been quantified.

Objectives

To compare PFM position and mobility using transperineal ultrasound (TPUS) at rest, maximal PFM contraction (perineal elevation), and bearing down (perineal descent) in women with and without UF-LUTS. We hypothesized that women with UF-LUTS would demonstrate elevated resting position and decreased excursion of pelvic landmarks during contraction and bearing down as compared to women without UF-LUTS.

Study design

Case-control study.

Methods

Women with UF-LUTS were matched 1:1 on age, body mass index and vagina

SUBMITTER: Foster SN 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9216208 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Apr-Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature