Background: To date, there has been no validated method to identify cases of pelvic floor
disorders in primary care electronic medical record (EMR) data. We aimed to develop and …

Abstract Introduction and Hypothesis Understanding barriers to seeking care for pelvic floor
disorders is necessary. We sought to assess familiarity with pelvic floor disorders, as well as …

Determine the prevalence of pelvic floor disorders (PFD) stratified by age, race, body mass
index (BMI), and parity in adult women attending family medicine and general internal …

Context Pelvic floor disorders (urinary incontinence, fecal incontinence, and pelvic organ
prolapse) affect many women. No national prevalence estimates derived from the same …

OBJECTIVE: To estimate the prevalence and trends of these pelvic floor disorders in US
women from 2005 to 2010. METHODS: We used the National Health and Nutritional …

Background Pelvic floor disorders including urinary incontinence (UI) and pelvic organ
prolapse (POP) are common conditions; however, most women with these symptoms do not …

Methods An online survey was administered to PCPs to assess provider practices,
knowledge, comfort managing and ease of referral for PFDs. Logistic regression was used to …

Introduction and hypothesis Primary care physicians can impact womens' access to care.
We assessed primary care providers' experience and management regarding pelvic floor …

Urinary and fecal incontinence, pelvic organ prolapse (POP), and female sexual dysfuction
are increasingly common conditions and fall in the realm of pelvic floor dysfunction. It is …

Introduction and hypothesis To determine referral patterns to the gynecology directorate for
symptomatic pelvic organ prolapse and urinary incontinence Methods A prospective …