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Prolapse as a Contributing Factor to Stress and Urgency Urinary Incontinence

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Pelvic organ prolapse and urinary incontinence are common disorders among women and often coexist. This chapter reviews the epidemiology of prolapse, presents a summary of the data and theories behind a shared mechanism of disease between prolapse and urinary incontinence, and the impact of prolapse treatment on urinary incontinence symptoms.

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Horner, W., Swenson, C.W. (2022). Prolapse as a Contributing Factor to Stress and Urgency Urinary Incontinence. In: Cameron, A.P. (eds) Female Urinary Incontinence. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-84352-6_20

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