Prevalence of urinary and fecal incontinence in Chinese women during and after their first pregnancy

Chan, Symphorosa Shing Chee; Cheung, Ray C. C.; Yiu, K W; Lee, L. L.; Chung, Tony K.H.

doi:10.1007/s00192-012-2004-8

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“…Besides ethnicity, maternal age has been found to be an independent factor for anterior compartment descent in this study. This may explain our previous finding of a higher prevalence of antenatal urinary incontinence than in a group of similar ethnicity but lower age. It is of course highly likely that mobility of the bladder neck does not fully explain the pathophysiology of urinary incontinence.…”

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Pelvic floor muscle biometry and pelvic organ mobility in East Asian and Caucasian nulliparae

Cheung

Shek

Chan

et al. 2015

Ultrasound in Obstet & Gyne

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confidence: 76%

Pelvic floor muscle biometry and pelvic organ mobility in East Asian and Caucasian nulliparae

Cheung

Shek

Chan

et al. 2015

Ultrasound in Obstet & Gyne

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“…[1][2][3][4][5][6] Several studies have shown that women are reluctant to seek help for incontinence. [7][8][9] In the Norwegian EPINCONT study, only 25% of community-dwelling women with urinary incontinence had consulted a doctor regarding their symptoms.…”

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Consultation about urinary and faecal incontinence in the year after childbirth: a cohort study

Brown

Gartland

Perlen

et al. 2014

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Objective To investigate the extent to which primary-care practitioners routinely inquire about postpartum urinary and faecal incontinence, and assess the proportion of women who disclose symptoms.Design Prospective pregnancy cohort study of nulliparous women.Setting Melbourne, Australia.Sample A total of 1507 nulliparous women recruited in early pregnancy.Method Women were recruited from six public maternity hospitals, with follow up at 3, 6, 9 and 12 months postpartum.Main outcome measures Standardised measures of urinary and bowel symptoms, and measures of health service use.Results In the first 12 months postpartum, the period prevalence of urinary incontinence was 47%, and of faecal incontinence was 17%. In all, 86% of women visited a primary health-care practitioner at least once to discuss their own health in the first year after childbirth. However, only around a quarter were asked about urinary incontinence, and fewer than one in five women were asked about faecal incontinence. Discussion of symptoms with health professionals was most likely to occur in the first 3 months postpartum, and happened only rarely during the remainder of the first postnatal year. Over 70% of women reporting severe urinary incontinence and/or faecal incontinence had not discussed symptoms with a health professional. ConclusionThe findings provide robust evidence that many women experiencing postpartum urinary and faecal incontinence -including women with moderate and severe symptoms-do not receive adequate primary-care follow up in the first 12 months postpartum. Systems of maternal health surveillance need to include routine inquiry about urinary and faecal incontinence to overcome women's reluctance to seek help.

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“…Also, pelvic floor dysfunction is two times more common in women with urinary incontinence during pregnancy and shortly after delivery (22). Chan et al stated that prevalence of stress urinary incontinence, urge urinary incontinence and fecal incontinence were 25.9%, 8.2% and 4.0% respectively after one year of delivery (23). There is a scarcity of data available about the effect of urinary and fecal incontinence following pregnancy on female sexual function.…”

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Long term effect of vaginal delivery and cesarean section on female sexual function in primipara mothers

Ghorat¹,

Esfehani²,

Sharifzadeh³

et al. 2017

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IntroductionPregnancy and birth giving are two of the most important and common effective factors influencing female sexual function. Sexual dysfunction can affect women’s quality of life and marriage. This research tried to determine the relation between labor type and long term sexual function in primipara women of Sabzevar, Iran.MethodsThis cross-sectional study took place in Sabzevar healthcare system in 2014. Study population was chosen by random sampling from every primipara woman who had delivered 2 years ago, in Sabzevar Hospitals. A total number of 177 primipara women were enrolled in this study after signing an informed contest. Sexual function of mothers was determined by validated Persian version of female sexual function index (FSFI). SPSS statistical software version 19 and descriptive and inferential statistics such as percentage, mean, standard deviation, Chi square, student t-test and fisher exact test were used to analyze data.ResultsAmong the study population, 69.5% had natural vaginal delivery (NVD) and 30.5% had caesarean section (C/S). The overall FSFI score was not significantly different in women undergoing NVD or C/S (p=0.23). Also, no significant relation was found between delivery method and urinary (p=0.07) and fecal incontinency (p=0.6). Female sexual function was prominent in women with urinary (p=0.015) and fecal incontinency (p=0.018).ConclusionThe results of present study showed that delivery method has no long-term effect on female sexual function and appropriate education about the sexual issues after delivery and effect of birth giving on sexual function are necessary for this group of society.

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Prevalence of urinary and fecal incontinence in Chinese women during and after their first pregnancy

Cited by 56 publications

References 29 publications

Pelvic floor muscle biometry and pelvic organ mobility in East Asian and Caucasian nulliparae

Pelvic floor muscle biometry and pelvic organ mobility in East Asian and Caucasian nulliparae

Consultation about urinary and faecal incontinence in the year after childbirth: a cohort study

Long term effect of vaginal delivery and cesarean section on female sexual function in primipara mothers

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