scholarly journals Pelvic floor muscle strength evaluation in different body positions in nulliparous healthy women and its correlation with sexual activity

2013 ◽  
Vol 39 (6) ◽  
pp. 847-852 ◽  
Author(s):  
Monica Orsi Gameiro ◽  
Luciana Miraglia ◽  
Luiz Felipe Orsi Gameiro ◽  
Carlos Roberto Padovani ◽  
Joao Luiz Amaro
Keyword(s):  
Muscle Strength ◽  
Pelvic Floor ◽  
Sexual Activity ◽  
Pelvic Floor Muscle ◽  
Pelvic Floor Muscle Strength ◽  
Strength Evaluation ◽  
Healthy Women

scholarly journals Women’s pelvic floor muscle strength and urinary and anal incontinence after childbirth: a cross-sectional study

2017 ◽  
Vol 51 (0) ◽  
Author(s):  
Priscila Tavares Zizzi ◽  
Karina Fernandes Trevisan ◽  
Nathalie Leister ◽  
Camila da Silva Cruz ◽  
Maria Luiza Gonzalez Riesco
Keyword(s):  
Muscle Strength ◽  
Pelvic Floor ◽  
Sexual Activity ◽  
Anal Incontinence ◽  
Pelvic Floor Muscle ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Pelvic Floor Muscle Strength ◽  
Child Birth

Abstract OBJECTIVE To analyse pelvic floor muscle strength (PFMS) and urinary and anal incontinence (UI and AI) in the postpartum period. METHOD Cross-sectional study carried out with women in their first seven months after child birth. Data were collected through interviews, perineometry (Peritron™), and the International Consultation on Incontinence Questionnaire-Short Form (ICIQ-SF). RESULTS 128 women participated in the study. The PFMS mean was 33.1 (SD=16.0) cmH2O and the prevalence of UI and AI was 7.8% and 5.5%, respectively. In the multiple analyses, the variables associated with PFMS were type of birth and cohabitation with a partner. Newborn’s weight, previous pregnancy, UI during pregnancy, and sexual activity showed an association with UI after child birth. Only AI prior to pregnancy was associated with AI after childbirth. CONCLUSION Vaginal birth predisposes to the reduction of PFMS, and caesarean section had a protective effect to its reduction. The occurrence of UI during pregnancy is a predictor of UI after childbirth, and women with previous pregnancies and newborns with higher weights are more likely to have UI after childbirth.AI prior to pregnancy is the only risk factor for its occurrence after childbirth. Associations between PFMS and cohabitation with a partner, and between UI and sexual activity do not make possible to conclude that these variables are directly associated.

scholarly journals Longitudinal changes in pelvic floor muscle strength among parous women

2018 ◽  
Vol 219 (5) ◽  
pp. 482.e1-482.e7 ◽  
Author(s):  
Emily N.B. Myer ◽  
Jennifer L. Roem ◽  
David A. Lovejoy ◽  
Melinda G. Abernethy ◽  
Joan L. Blomquist ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Muscle Strength ◽  
Pelvic Floor ◽  
Pelvic Floor Muscle ◽  
Pelvic Floor Muscle Strength ◽  
Longitudinal Changes

Women with greater pelvic floor muscle strength have better sexual function

2014 ◽  
Vol 93 (5) ◽  
pp. 497-502 ◽  
Author(s):  
Caroline S. Martinez ◽  
Fernanda V. Ferreira ◽  
Antonio A.M. Castro ◽  
Liana B. Gomide
Keyword(s):  
Muscle Strength ◽  
Sexual Function ◽  
Pelvic Floor ◽  
Pelvic Floor Muscle ◽  
Pelvic Floor Muscle Strength

scholarly journals Effect of Pelvic Floor Muscle Exercise-Induced Progressive Positioning in Improving Pelvic Floor Muscle Strength

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (12) ◽  
pp. 243-246
Author(s):  
Jenifer Augustina S ◽  
Prathap Suganthirababu ◽  
Vijayaraghavan Rajagopal ◽  
Kamalakannan M ◽  
Kamatchi Kaviraja
Keyword(s):  
Muscle Strength ◽  
Pelvic Floor ◽  
Pelvic Floor Muscle ◽  
Muscle Exercise ◽  
Pelvic Floor Muscle Strength ◽  
Pelvic Floor Muscle Exercise ◽  
Exercise Induced
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