ArticleInternational urogynecology journal and pelvic floor dysfunction2006
Defecatory symptoms during and after the first pregnancy: prevalences and associated factors.
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- Global prevalence of constipation during pregnancy: a systematic review and meta-analysis.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2024Pooled it
- Obstetric risk factors for anorectal dysfunction after delivery: a systematic review and meta-analysis.International urogynecology journal · 2021Pooled it
- Interventions for preventing postpartum constipation.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2020Pooled it
- A systematic review of non-invasive modalities used to identify women with anal incontinence symptoms after childbirth.International urogynecology journal · 2019Pooled it
- Pelvic floor disorders in women with gynecologic malignancies: a systematic review.International urogynecology journal · 2018Pooled it
- Interventions for preventing postpartum constipation.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2015Pooled it
- Interventions for treating postpartum constipation.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2014Pooled it
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- LAparoscopic Versus Abdominal hysterectomy (LAVA): protocol of a randomised controlled trial.BMJ open · 2023Article
- Prevalence and severity of bowel disorders in the third trimester of pregnancy.AJOG global reports · 2023Article
- Fecal incontinence and associated pelvic floor dysfunction during and one year after the first pregnancy.Acta obstetricia et gynecologica Scandinavica · 2023Article
- Comparison of two questionnaires to diagnose obstructive defecation syndrome during pregnancy and post-natally.International urogynecology journal · 2022Article
- Can we predict continued pessary use as primary treatment in women with symptomatic pelvic organ prolapse (POP)? A prospective cohort study.International urogynecology journal · 2021Article
- Trajectories of Pelvic Floor Symptoms and Support After Vaginal Delivery in Primiparous Women Between Third Trimester and 1 Year Postpartum.Female pelvic medicine & reconstructive surgery · 2021Article
- Efficacy of surgical revision of mesh complications in prolapse and urinary incontinence surgery.International urogynecology journal · 2021Article
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5 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.
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Abstract
A prospective cohort study was undertaken to evaluate the impact of pregnancy and the first delivery on the defecatory symptoms and to identify associated factors. Included were 487 nulliparous pregnant women who completed four questionnaires. Flatus and fecal incontinence, constipation, and painful defecation are already present in early pregnancy and are significantly predictive for reporting symptoms after delivery, except for fecal incontinence. A third or fourth degree sphincter tear was significantly associated with fecal incontinence 12 months postpartum and with de novo fecal incontinence, while other factors associated with de novo onset of symptoms were of borderline significance. Defecation symptoms already present in early pregnancy are highly predictive for reported symptoms at 12 months postpartum except for fecal incontinence that is mainly related to anal sphincter lesion. Therefore, investigating the effects of childbirth in general on the anorectal function is not justified without knowledge of this function during pregnancy.
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