ArticleInternational urogynecology journal2010
Effects of age on levator function and morphometry of the levator hiatus in women with pelvic floor disorders.
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- A systematic review of diagnostic tests to detect pelvic floor myofascial pain.International urogynecology journal · 2022Pooled it
- Is There a Difference in Hiatal Area on Straining Between Type I and II Levator Avulsions?International urogynecology journal · 2026Observational
- Pelvic Floor Muscle Evaluation in Older Women with Urinary Incontinence: A Feasibility Study.International urogynecology journal · 2024Article
- Never Too Late to Train: The Effects of Pelvic Floor Muscle Training on the Shape of the Levator Hiatus in Incontinent Older Women.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- Correlation between pelvic floor ultrasound parameters and vaginal pressures in nulliparous women: a subanalysis of the SUM-AN study.International urogynecology journal · 2022Article
- Preoperative level II/III MRI measures predicting long-term prolapse recurrence after native tissue repair.International urogynecology journal · 2022Article
- Does estrogen deprivation affect pelvic floor muscle contractility?International urogynecology journal · 2020Article
- Characteristics associated with pelvic organ prolapse in women with significant levator ani muscle deficiency.International urogynecology journal · 2016Article
- How well can levator ani muscle morphology on 3D pelvic floor ultrasound predict the levator ani muscle function?International urogynecology journal · 2015Article
- The length of anterior vaginal wall exposed to external pressure on maximal straining MRI: relationship to urogenital hiatus diameter, and apical and bladder location.International urogynecology journal · 2014Article
- A comparison of the effect of age on levator ani and obturator internus muscle cross-sectional areas and volumes in nulliparous women.Neurourology and urodynamics · 2012Article
- The aetiology of prolapse.International urogynecology journal and pelvic floor dysfunction · 2008Review
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Abstract
introduction and hypothesisEpidemiological data supports the hypothesis that ageing is a risk factor for pelvic organ prolapse. In this study, we intended to determine the effect of age on levator function and morphometry in women with pelvic floor disorders.
methodsThree hundred seventy-five patients underwent an interview, physical examination and transperineal ultrasound. Clinical assessment included palpation using the Modified Oxford Scale. Ultrasonography was performed to diagnose levator defects and assess levator hiatal morphometry.
resultsPelvic floor muscle strength was weakly associated with patient age (r = -0.25, p < 0.01). This remained true after accounting for the confounders parity and levator defects. Morphometry of the levator hiatus was weakly positively correlated with age.
conclusionsAgeing seems to have a limited effect on contractility and distensibility of the pelvic floor muscle. The small effect of ageing results in reduced contraction strength and increased hiatal diameters. This effect is partly confounded by parity and levator defects.
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