ArticleSports (Basel, Switzerland)2026
Pelvic Floor Distress and Sexual Function Across Self-Reported Primary Exercise Modalities in Physically Active Nulliparous Women.
Article in Sports (Basel, Switzerland), 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.
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.
Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.
Who cites it
0 citing papers in PubMed.
No citing paper in PubMed yet.
Corrections and comments
PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.
Authors and funding
4 authors.
Funding
No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.
Abstract
backgroundHigh-intensity and high-impact exercise may increase intra-abdominal pressure and loading of the pelvic floor. Although pelvic floor dysfunction (PFD) has been reported among physically active women, findings remain inconsistent, particularly in young nulliparous women. This study examined the relationship between exercise modality, pelvic floor distress, and sexual function in physically active nulliparous women.
methodsA cross-sectional survey was completed by 103 physically active nulliparous women aged 18-30 years. Participants completed the Pelvic Floor Distress Inventory-20 (PFDI-20) and Female Sexual Function Index (FSFI) and reported their primary exercise modality, exercise frequency, and duration. Statistical analyses included Welch's ANOVA with effect sizes (ω
resultsParticipants engaged in aerobic training (10%), yoga/Pilates (6%), strength training combined with cardiovascular exercise (57%), powerlifting (14%), and CrossFit (14%). No statistically significant differences were detected across exercise modalities for total PFDI-20 scores (
conclusionsNo statistically significant differences in pelvic floor distress or sexual function were detected among self-reported exercise modalities in this cohort. These exploratory findings should be interpreted cautiously and warrant confirmation through adequately powered longitudinal studies incorporating objective assessments of pelvic floor function.
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.