The Global Burden Of Female Pelvic Floor Disorders
Pelvic organ prolapse pop a condition characterized by a downward descent of the pelvic organs causing the vagina to protrude afflicts millions of women worldwide and is increasingly.
The global burden of female pelvic floor disorders. The disease negatively affects the quality of life of afflicted patients and involves significan socioeconomic and demographic factors are associated with the development of pelvic organ prolapse but a growing body of evidence also suggests that genetic factors are involved in the development of the disease. The symptoms pelvic floor disorders had affect many aspects of a woman s life such as social psychological occupational domestic physical cognitive behavioral and sexual domains. Au mueller elizabeth r. Mueller loyola university medical center maywood il usa we address three categories of pelvic floor disorders with worldwide impact focusing on incidence prevalence economic and qol influences.
Pelvic floor disorders affect individual women their families and caregivers and society. We reviewed reports in english to highlight the global burden of pelvic floor disorders in women. The global burden of pelvic floor disorder is increasing due to increasing the age of the population 13. A total of 7 924 non pregnant women aged 20 years or older 25 of u s.
Nygaard i barber md burgio kl kenton k meikle s schaffer j spino c whitehead we wu j brody dj pelvic floor disorders network. Urinary incontinence was the most common disorder with a combined prevalence of 17 1. However equally important is the effect of pelvic floors disorders on quality of life qol. Pelvic organ prolapse carries a significant social burden.
Nichd supports and conducts research on pfds. Pelvic floor disorders which result in urinary and anal faecal or flatus incontinence and uterovaginal prolapse undermine the quality of life for a large number of women of all ages throughout the world and have been linked to childbirth and ageing. To fully understand the global burden of pelvic floor disorders we need to address the economic influence on women and their families as well as on society. Prevalence of symptomatic pelvic floor disorders in us women.
A pfd occurs when the muscles or connective tissues of the pelvic area weaken or are injured. T1 the global burden of female pelvic floor disorders. The global burden of female pelvic floor disorders kimberly kenton and elizabeth r. Women reported one or more pelvic floor disorder.
Pfds are more common among older women.