ArticleInternational urogynecology journal2016
An International Urogynecological Association (IUGA) / International Continence Society (ICS) joint report on the terminology for female pelvic organ prolapse (POP).
Article in International urogynecology journal, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to 2 registered trials, which are not on this map. Cited by 157 papers, 6 of them syntheses that pooled it.
What it found
Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.
The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.
The trial behind it
Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.
Knowledge Level of Pelvic Floor in Different Age Groups
Pelvic Floor Knowledge and Dysfunctions in Female Athletes: Associations With Physical Activity, Demographic Characteristics, and Sports Profile
Who cites it
157 citing papers in PubMed, 6 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 428 citations in OpenAlex.
- Effect of pelvic floor muscle training on pelvic floor muscle morphometry in subjects with pelvic organ prolapse: a systematic review and meta-analysis.BMC women's health · 2025Pooled it
- Erroneous and Incomplete Reporting of the Pelvic Organ Prolapse Quantification System.International urogynecology journal · 2025Pooled it
- Mouse Knockout Models for Pelvic Organ Prolapse: a Systematic Review.International urogynecology journal · 2022Pooled it
- Do vaginal pessaries used to treat pelvic organ prolapse impact on sexual function? A systematic review and meta-analysis.International urogynecology journal · 2022Pooled it
- A systematic review comparing early with late removal of indwelling urinary catheters after pelvic organ prolapse surgery.International urogynecology journal · 2021Pooled it
- The treatment of post-hysterectomy vaginal vault prolapse: a systematic review and meta-analysis.International urogynecology journal · 2017Pooled it
- Long-term results of apical prolapse correction by unilateral pectineal suspension: A clinical trial.Archives of gynecology and obstetrics · 2026Trial
- Trial
- Sexual activity and function in women with advanced stages of pelvic organ prolapse, before and after laparoscopic or vaginal mesh surgery.International urogynecology journal · 2021Trial
- Trial
- Impact of an informational flipchart on lifestyle advice for Nepali women with a pelvic organ prolapse: a randomized controlled trial.International urogynecology journal · 2020Trial
- Surgical interventions for uterine prolapse and for vault prolapse: the two VUE RCTs.Health technology assessment (Winchester, England) · 2020Trial
- Anatomical outcomes 1 year after pelvic organ prolapse surgery in patients with and without a uterus at a high risk of recurrence: a randomised controlled trial comparing laparoscopic sacrocolpopexy/cervicopexy and anterior vaginal mesh.International urogynecology journal · 2019Trial
- Surgical Practice Patterns for Concomitant Anterior Colporrhaphy at the Time of Vaginal Apical Repair: An International Survey of FPMRS Specialists.International urogynecology journal · 2026Article
- Management of Urinary Retention in Older Women.Drugs & aging · 2026Review
- Urinary Functional Outcomes and Prolapse Recurrence After Laparoscopic Sacrocolpopexy: A 400-Patient Single-Centre Study.International urogynecology journal · 2026Article
- Comparative Effectiveness of Laparoscopic Lateral Suspension, Pectopexy and Sacrocolpopexy for Apical Pelvic Organ Prolapse: A Propensity-Weighted Retrospective Cohort Study.International urogynecology journal · 2026Article
- A Systematic Review (and Meta-Analysis) and Global Expert Consensus Statements (U-POP): The Manchester Procedure.International urogynecology journal · 2026Article
- An AI-assisted Clinical Decision Support System for Green Classification of Cystocele on Dynamic Transperineal Ultrasound.Journal of medical systems · 2026Article
- Laparoscopic Lateral Suspension Versus Sacrocolpopexy: A Retrospective Cohort Study with Median 50-Month Patient-Reported and 14-Month Anatomical Outcomes.International urogynecology journal · 2026Article
97 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.
Corrections and comments
PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.
Authors and funding
12 authors at 10 institutions in 6 countries.
Funding
No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.
Abstract
introductionThe terminology for female pelvic floor prolapse (POP) should be defined and organized in a clinically-based consensus Report.
methodsThis Report combines the input of members of two International Organizations, the International Urogynecological Association (IUGA) and the International Continence Society (ICS), assisted at intervals by external referees. Appropriate core clinical categories and a sub-classification were developed to give a coding to definitions. An extensive process of fourteen rounds of internal and external review was involved to exhaustively examine each definition, with decision-making by collective opinion (consensus).
resultsA Terminology Report for female POP, encompassing over 230 separate definitions, has been developed. It is clinically-based with the most common diagnoses defined. Clarity and user-friendliness have been key aims to make it interpretable by practitioners and trainees in all the different specialty groups involved in female pelvic floor dysfunction and POP. Female-specific imaging (ultrasound, radiology and MRI) and conservative and surgical managements are major additions and appropriate figures have been included to supplement and clarify the text. Emerging concepts and measurements, in use in the literature and offering further research potential, but requiring further validation, have been included as an appendix. Interval (5-10 year) review is anticipated to keep the document updated and as widely acceptable as possible.
conclusionA consensus-based Terminology Report for female POP has been produced to aid clinical practice and research.
Indexed as
Identifiers
What OpenQuestion holds
Registered trials
Read under generation 80e0d062 · epoch 390. Bibliography from PubMed, PubMed Central and OpenAlex; grants from NIH RePORTER; trial links from ClinicalTrials.gov; estimates, votes and beliefs from the OpenQuestion graph.