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Female pelvic medicine & reconstructive surgery (FPMRS) challenges on behalf of the collaborative research in pelvic surgery consortium (CoRPS): managing complicated cases series 7: can fibroids worsen incontinence?

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This case presents the work-up and management of a patient with a fibroid uterus and urinary incontinence. Five international experts also provide their evaluation and approach to this case. According to the literature, there is uncertainty surrounding the relationship between fibroids and urinary incontinence. The experts emphasize patient counseling and a staged approach.

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  1. Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, New York Medical College, 100 Woods Road, Valhalla, NY, 10595, USA

    Sarah J. Weingarten

  2. Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Urogynecology, St. Mary’s Hospital, London, UK

    Alex Digesu

  3. Women’s Center Bern, Lindenhofgruppe, Bern, Switzerland

    Markus Huebner

  4. Department of Urogynecology, Middlemore Hospital, Auckland, New Zealand

    Lynsey Hayward

  5. Pelvic Floor Unit, The Royal Women’s Hospital, Parkville, Victoria, Australia

    Tanaka Dune

  6. Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, NY, USA

    Ladin A. Yurteri-Kaplan

  7. Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Florida Health, Gainesville, FL, USA

    Emily Weber LeBrun

  8. Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Urology, New York Medical College, Valhalla, NY, USA

    Cara L. Grimes

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C Grimes: Expert witness, Johnson and Johnson, Consultant, Provepharm, Inc.

L Hayward: International Urogynecological Board Member.

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Weingarten, S.J., Digesu, A., Huebner, M. et al. Female pelvic medicine & reconstructive surgery (FPMRS) challenges on behalf of the collaborative research in pelvic surgery consortium (CoRPS): managing complicated cases series 7: can fibroids worsen incontinence?. Int Urogynecol J 32, 261–265 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00192-020-04553-5

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