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Article: Vaginal delivery linked to high incontinence risk: odds of pelvic floor disorders are increased nearly twofold, compared with cesarean delivery, nulliparity.(Women's Health)
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- Family Practice News
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- November 1, 2005
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MONTREAL -- Vaginal delivery is associated with a near twofold increased odds of pelvic floor disorders, compared with cesarean delivery and nulliparity, according to results of a large epidemiologic study.
"This study finally gives us some numbers to hang our hat on, with respect to pelvic floor dysfunction, when we are counseling patients about vaginal versus cesarean delivery," the study's principal investigator, Emily Lukacz, M.D., said at the annual meeting of the International Continence Society.
"A twofold increased odds of a pelvic floor disorder sounds like a lot, but surgical delivery is not without its own risks," she said in an interview, ...