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Prevalence of urinary incontinence in middle‐aged women
Author(s) -
Iosif C.S.,
Békássy Z.,
Rydhström H.
Publication year - 1988
Publication title -
international journal of gynecology and obstetrics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.895
H-Index - 97
eISSN - 1879-3479
pISSN - 0020-7292
DOI - 10.1016/0020-7292(88)90270-6
Subject(s) - medicine , urinary incontinence , urinary system , gynecology , hysterectomy , sterilization (economics) , obstetrics , surgery , monetary economics , economics , foreign exchange market , foreign exchange
An anonymous questionnaire was used to interview 946 premenopausal women (age 29–52 years), previously either hysterectomized or laparoscopically sterilized, concerning disorders of the urinary tract. Of the 750 (79.3%) women that responded, 307 (40.9%) admitted to some degree of urinary disorder. The prevalence of urinary disorders was 170/415 (40.9%) for the women with a previous supravaginal or total hysterectomy and 137/335 (40.8%) for the women in the sterilization group. Of the responding women 85 (11.3%) experienced a urinary loss sufficient to necessitate the wearing of a sanitary napkin or change of underclothing several times a day.