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THE INCIDENCE OF UROLOGICAL SYMPTOMS IN NORMAL PREGNANCY
Author(s) -
Stanton S. L.,
KerrWilson R.,
Harris V. Grant
Publication year - 1980
Publication title -
bjog: an international journal of obstetrics and gynaecology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.157
H-Index - 164
eISSN - 1471-0528
pISSN - 1470-0328
DOI - 10.1111/j.1471-0528.1980.tb04444.x
Subject(s) - pregnancy , medicine , incidence (geometry) , stress incontinence , obstetrics , urge incontinence , urinary incontinence , affect (linguistics) , gynecology , surgery , psychology , genetics , physics , communication , optics , biology
Summary We questioned 181 healthy pregnant women about their urological symptoms during pregnancy; frequency and stress incontinence were commonest. The incidences of stress incontinence and urge incontinence were increased and that of hesitancy was decreased by pregnancy. Descent of the presenting part did not affect any of these symptoms.