ArticleJournal of physical therapy science2016
Influence of parity, type of delivery, and physical activity level on pelvic floor muscles in postmenopausal women.
Article in Journal of physical therapy science, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT05773378 (Do Intravaginal Devices Reduce or Eliminate Exercise Induced Urinary Incontinence in Female Runners?), which is not on this map. Cited by 8 papers.
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Do Intravaginal Devices Reduce or Eliminate Exercise Induced Urinary Incontinence in Female Runners?
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8 citing papers in PubMed, 18 citations in OpenAlex.
- Differential expression of vaginal microenvironment cytokines in relation to delivery modes and their impact on postpartum pelvic floor recovery.Frontiers in global women's health · 2026Review
- Applying concepts of life course theory and life course epidemiology to the study of bladder health and lower urinary tract symptoms among girls and women.Neurourology and urodynamics · 2020Article
- Is Physical Activity Good or Bad for the Female Pelvic Floor? A Narrative Review.Sports medicine (Auckland, N.Z.) · 2020Review
- Parity: a risk factor for decreased pelvic floor muscle strength and endurance in middle-aged women.International urogynecology journal · 2019Article
- Role of chronic exercise on pelvic floor support and function.Current opinion in urology · 2017Review
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- Assessment of lower urinary tract symptoms in different stages of menopause.Journal of physical therapy science · 2016Article
- Increasing Age Is a Risk Factor for Decreased Postpartum Pelvic Floor Strength.Female pelvic medicine & reconstructive surgeryArticle
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Abstract
[Purpose] The aim of the present study was to assess the influence of parity, type of delivery, and physical activity level on pelvic floor muscles in postmenopausal women. [Subjects and Methods] This was an observational analytic cross-sectional study with a sample of 100 postmenopausal women, aged between 45 and 65 years, divided into three groups according to menopausal stage: hysterectomized and early and late postmenopause. Patients were assessed for sociodemographic and gyneco-obstetric factors and subjected to a muscle strength test and perineometry. Descriptive statistics, ANOVA, Kruskal-Wallis and multiple regression were applied. [Results] The results showed homogeneity in sociodemographic and anthropometric characteristics. There was no difference in pelvic floor muscle function among the three groups. Type of delivery, parity and physical activity level showed no influence on muscle function. [Conclusion] The findings demonstrate that parity, type of delivery, and physical activity level had no influence on pelvic floor muscle pressure in postmenopausal women. One hypothesis to explain these results is the fact that the decline in muscle function in postmenopausal women is related to the female aging process.
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