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The effect of pelvic floor exercises in the treatment of genuine urinary stress incontinence in women at two hospitals
Article first published online: 19 AUG 2005
DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-0528.1988.tb09491.x
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BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology
Volume 95, Issue 6, pages 602–606, June 1988
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HENALLA, S. M., KIRWAN, P., CASTLEDEN, C. M., HUTCHINS, C. J. and BREESON, A. J. (1988), The effect of pelvic floor exercises in the treatment of genuine urinary stress incontinence in women at two hospitals. BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, 95: 602–606. doi: 10.1111/j.1471-0528.1988.tb09491.x
Publication History
- Issue published online: 19 AUG 2005
- Article first published online: 19 AUG 2005
- Received 1 April 1986, Resubmitted 24 August 1987, Accepted 13 January 1988
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Summary. The results of the pelvic floor exercises for the treatment of genuine stress incontinence of urine were compared between two different hospitals geographically 50 miles apart. A perineal pad weighing test was used to assess the quantity of urine lost during exercise before and after treatment. A similar percentage of patients in the two studies responded to treatment and became either completely dry or significantly improved at the end of 3 months interval; 69% at LCH and 65% at LGH. Overall, 67% of patients achieved complete continence or a significant improvement as a result of pelvic floor exercises alone.