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ReviewInternational urogynecology journal2025

Impact of Lifestyle Modifications on the Prevention and Treatment of Pelvic Organ Prolapse.

Peter C Jeppson, Sunil Balgobin, Tom Wheeler, Lori Forner, Delena Caagbay, Jennifer Thompson, Tyler M Muffly, Isuzu Meyer, Molly Beestrum, Sarah Collins and 1 more

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Review in International urogynecology journal, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from 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.

2 · The registry

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.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

3 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Review
  2. Female pelvic floor protection-Where do we have to go?Acta obstetricia et gynecologica Scandinavica · 2026
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  3. Article
4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

11 authors.

Peter C JeppsonUniversity of Arizona, Phoenix, AZ, USA. peterjeppson@gmail.com.ORCID 0000-0001-7535-5795
Sunil BalgobinThe University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA.
Tom WheelerSpartanburg Regional Healthcare System, Spartanburg, SC, USA.
Lori FornerSchool of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia.
Delena CaagbayDiscipline of Obstetrics Gynaecology and Neonatology, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia.
Jennifer ThompsonDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Kaiser Northwest Permanente, Portland, OR, USA.
Tyler M MufflyDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Denver Health and Hospital Authority, Denver, CO, USA.
Isuzu MeyerUniversity of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, USA.
Molly BeestrumNorthwestern Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, USA.
Sarah CollinsNorthwestern Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, USA.
Vivian SungDepartment Obstetrics and Gynecology, Alpert Medical School at Brown University, Providence, RI, USA.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introduction and hypothesisThis manuscript is a part of the International Urogynecology Consultation (IUC) on pelvic organ prolapse (POP) chapter three, committee three, on the impact of lifestyle modifications (i.e., weight loss, treatment of constipation, activity restriction, etc.) on the prevention and treatment of POP. MATERIALS AND

methodsAn international group containing ten female pelvic medicine specialists and one university-based medical librarian performed a systematic search of the literature in Medline using the MeSH terms: pelvic organ prolapse (ID: D056887), cystocele (ID: D052858), uterine prolapse (ID: D014596), rectocele (ID: D020047), and women (ID: D014930) to identify studies addressing lifestyle modifications as prevention or treatment for POP on 10/18/21. Relevant studies were included in this review.

resultsA total of 18,483 studies were identified in the initial literature search; 187 full-text articles were deemed pertinent and independently reviewed and double-screened by ten reviewers. After full-text review, information from 86 articles was included in this review.

conclusionWomen may consider various lifestyle modifications to help prevent and treat POP, even if it is challenging to quantify the efficacy of these interventions.

Indexed as

Life StylePelvic Organ ProlapseRisk Reduction BehaviorConstipationExerciseFemaleHumansWeight LossActivity levelLifestyle modificationsModifiablePelvic organ prolapsePreventionReview articleTreatment

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PMID39560764

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