ReviewInternational urogynecology journal2021
Impact of pelvic floor muscle training in pelvic organ prolapse.
Review in International urogynecology journal, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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Who cites it
8 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 14 citations in OpenAlex.
- Pelvic floor muscle training for pelvic organ prolapse: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.BMC urology · 2026Pooled it
- Electrical stimulation and biofeedback combined with pelvic floor muscle training for pelvic floor dysfunction in postpartum women: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in physiology · 2026Pooled it
- The effect of pelvic floor muscle training for women with pelvic organ prolapse: a meta-analysis.International urogynecology journal · 2022Pooled it
- Pelvic Floor Muscle Training Following Surgery for Pelvic Organ Prolapse: Recommendation from Scientific Literature.Journal of clinical medicine · 2026Review
- A comprehensive review of conservative therapies for female stress urinary incontinence: Advancements, efficacy, and future directions.Current urology · 2025Review
- Unveiling the depths of pelvic organ prolapse: From risk factors to therapeutic methods (Review).Experimental and therapeutic medicine · 2025Review
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- scRNA-seq reveals aging-related immune cell types and regulators in vaginal wall from elderly women with pelvic organ prolapse.Frontiers in immunology · 2023Article
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1 author at 1 institution in 1 country.
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Abstract
introduction and hypothesisThis review article was aimed at evaluating the effectiveness of pelvic floor muscle training (PFMT) during conservative management and as an adjunct to prolapse surgery based on recently published articles.
methodsThe PubMed and PEdro databases were searched from 2005 to 2020 for all types of studies reporting on PFMT as the primary treatment for conservative management of prolapse as well as an adjunct for prolapse surgery.
resultThe result of this review demonstrated that PFMT is effective in conservative management, especially in women with mild to moderate prolapse(stages I-III), for those who wish to have more children, who are not willing to undergo surgery, who are frail because of co-morbidities, and for those who need to delay surgery. However, results evaluating the effectiveness of PFMT as an adjunct to surgery demonstrated insufficient evidence to support the benefit of PFMT in addition to prolapse surgery over the use of surgery alone.
conclusionThrough this review, we have concluded that PFMT shows a more prominent effect when applied as conservative management. Currently available evidence demonstrated no additional clinically significant augmentation of PFMT as an adjunct to surgery compared with prolapse surgery alone.
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