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Ageing of the female pelvic floor: towards treatment a la carte of the “geripause”

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Acknowledgment

Our studies were supported by a research grant from the Research Affairs, United Arab Emirates University, No. 01-01-8-12/04.

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  1. Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Faculty of Medicine, Ain Shams University, Abbasia, Cairo, 22367, Egypt

    Diaa E. E. Rizk

  2. Department of Physiology, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, United Arab Emirates University, Al-Ain, United Arab Emirates

    Mohamed A. Fahim

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This article is dedicated to the memory of Dr. Hazem A. Hassan, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Biology, Faculty of Science, United Arab Emirates University, who died during the animal experiments before preparation of this manuscript.

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Rizk, D.E.E., Fahim, M.A. Ageing of the female pelvic floor: towards treatment a la carte of the “geripause”. Int Urogynecol J 19, 455–458 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00192-008-0576-0

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