Trial reportArchives of gynecology and obstetrics2022
The effect of pelvic floor muscle training on pelvic floor function and sexuality postpartum. A randomized study including 300 primiparous.
Trial report in Archives of gynecology and obstetrics, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 14 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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- Impact of postpartum exercise on pelvic floor disorders and diastasis recti abdominis: a systematic review and meta-analysis.British journal of sports medicine · 2025Pooled it
- A meta-analysis of the correlation between the duration of the second stage of labor and recent postpartum pelvic floor injury in primiparous.Frontiers in medicine · 2025Pooled it
- Nonpharmacological treatment of postpartum sexual dysfunction: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Revista da Associacao Medica Brasileira (1992) · 2023Pooled it
- Effect of postpartum pessary use on pelvic floor function: a prospective multicenter study.Archives of gynecology and obstetrics · 2025Trial
- Effects of Pelvic Floor Muscle Training in Pregnant and Postpartum Women: A Systematic Review.International urogynecology journal · 2026Review
- Pelvic floor support changes in postpartum pelvic organ prolapse with involvement of single and multiple compartments.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2025Article
- Effects of pelvic floor muscle training on sexual function of postmenopausal women. A systematic review and meta-analysis.Sexual medicine · 2025Review
- Effects of lifestyle intervention by a nurse-led app on the prevention of symptoms in postpartum women: a randomized controlled trial.BMC nursing · 2025Article
- Review
- The Effect of Online Progressive Muscle Relaxation Exercises on Sexual Satisfaction and Function of Applied to Women with Low Sexual Satisfaction: A Randomized Controlled Study.International journal of sexual health : official journal of the World Association for Sexual Health · 2025Article
- Evaluating compliance and applicability of postpartum pessary use for preventing and treating pelvic floor dysfunction: a prospective multicenter study.Archives of gynecology and obstetrics · 2023Article
- The complexity of female orgasm and ejaculation.Archives of gynecology and obstetrics · 2023Review
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- Sexual functioning is not, but psychological burden is predictive for receiving help in pelvic physical therapy practice: A cross-sectional study.Open research Europe · 2023Article
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7 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.
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Abstract
purposeAlthough pregnancy and childbirth are physiological processes they may be associated with pelvic floor disorders. The aim of this study was to evaluate the influence of pelvic floor muscle training on postpartum pelvic floor and sexual function of primiparous.
methodsThis is a randomized prospective study including 300 primiparous women. Due to the dropout 200 women were analyzed. Inclusion criteria were the delivery of the first, mature baby, the ability to speak and understand German. The participants were evaluated by clinical examinations and questionnaires after 6 and 12 months postpartum. After 6 months, the women were randomized in two groups. Compared to the control group the intervention groups participated in 45-min pelvic floor muscle training and pelvic floor perception once a week over 6 weeks.
resultsThe results of the questionnaires showed no significant differences between the groups after 12 months. A significant stronger pelvic floor muscle strength was found for the intervention group after 12 months. The improvement of the pelvic floor and sexual function over the time showed a significant improvement in both groups.
conclusionSupervised pelvic floor muscle training did not improve both the pelvic floor and the female sexual function in comparison to the control group. After 12 months, the pelvic floor and sexual function improved significant in all women.
trial registrationGerman Clinical Trials Register (DRKS00024725), retrospectively registrated.
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