Observational studyInternational urogynecology journal2013
Pelvic floor muscle strength and urinary incontinence in hyperandrogenic women with polycystic ovary syndrome.
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- Association Between History of Gestational Diabetes Mellitus and the Risk of Urinary Leakage in Women: A Cross-Sectional Study.Health science reports · 2025Article
- Polycystic ovary syndrome negatively affects sexual function and lower urinary tract symptoms in syrian women: a case-control study.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Assessment of Female Pelvic Floor Muscles: An Integrative Review.International journal of women's health · 2025Review
- The evolutionary basis of elevated testosterone in women with polycystic ovary syndrome: an overview of systematic reviews of the evidence.Frontiers in reproductive health · 2024Review
- Association between lower urinary tract symptoms and polycystic ovary syndrome.Revista da Associacao Medica Brasileira (1992) · 2023Article
- Polycystic Ovary Syndrome and Pelvic Floor Dysfunction: A Narrative Review.Research and reports in urology · 2020Review
- Surface electromyography and ultrasound evaluation of pelvic floor muscles in hyperandrogenic women.International urogynecology journal · 2016Observational
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Abstract
introduction and hypothesisHyperandrogenism in women with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) could increase muscle mass and thereby pelvic floor muscle (PFM) strength, reducing the risk of urinary incontinence (UI). The aim of the present study was to assess PFM strength and UI among hyperandrogenic women with PCOS and a control group for comparison.
methodsThis is an observational, cross-sectional, case-control study. Seventy-nine women, aged 18 to 40 years with a mean body mass index (BMI) of 23.4 kg/cm(2) were recruited at the University Hospital: PCOS (n = 36) and control group for comparison (n = 43). All PCOS women had clinical and/or laboratory hyperandrogenism (> 80 ng/dL) and control women had regular menstrual cycles. PFM strength was assessed by vaginal manometry. The International Consultation on Incontinence Questionnaire of Urinary Incontinence Short Form (ICIQ-UI SF) was used to assess UI. Descriptive analysis, analysis of variance (ANOVA) and Fisher's exact test were used for statistical analyses.
resultsThere was no statistically significant difference in mean PFM strength between the PCOS and the control group: 2.7 cm H₂O (95% CI -6.2-11.6) p = 0.55. The prevalence of UI was 18.6% in the control group compared with 0% in the PCOS group p < 0.01.
conclusionsWomen with PCOS showed absence of UI, but PFM strength did not differ from the control group.
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