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Lower urinary tract symptoms and their impact on women with anorexia nervosa
Author(s) -
Boos Kelvin,
Hextall Andrew,
Cardozo Linda,
ToozsHobson Philip,
Anders Kate,
Treasure Janet
Publication year - 1999
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.1471-0528.1999.tb08306.x
Subject(s) - nocturia , anorexia nervosa , urinary system , medicine , urinary urgency , anovulation , lower urinary tract symptoms , endocrine system , gynecology , psychiatry , overactive bladder , hormone , polycystic ovary , obesity , eating disorders , prostate , insulin resistance , alternative medicine , pathology , cancer
Anorexia nervosa is a condition which is associated with extremely low body weight and endocrine problems including persistent anovulation and a hypo‐oestrogenic state. As the lower urinary tract is oestrogen sensitive, it is possible that women suffering from anorexia nervosa may experience similar distressing urinary problems. Of 29 anorexic women assessed, the majority had significant irritative urinary symptoms of which frequency, urgency and nocturia were the most common. These symptoms also had an unfavorable impact on their quality of life.