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Can we predict and prevent pelvic floor dysfunction?

Ulf Ulmsten Memorial Lecture 2015

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Abbreviations

aOR:

Adjusted odds ratio

BMI:

Body mass index

CS:

Caesarean section

EPINCONT:

The Epidemiology of Incontinence in the County of Nord-Trøndelag

IBW:

Infant birth weight

MRI:

Magnetic resonance imaging

OASI:

Obstetric anal sphincter injury

OR:

Odds ratio

PFD:

Pelvic floor disorders

POP:

Pelvic organ prolapse

PROLONG:

The Relationship of Pregnancy and Delivery with Incontinence and Prolapse Study

sPOP:

Symptomatic pelvic organ prolapse

SWEPOP:

The Swedish Pregnancy, Obesity and Pelvic Floor Study

TFR:

Total fertility rate

UI:

Urinary incontinence

UN:

United Nations

VD:

Vaginal delivery

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Milsom, I. Can we predict and prevent pelvic floor dysfunction?. Int Urogynecol J 26, 1719–1723 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00192-015-2868-5

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