Open AccessBiochemical evaluation of the supporting structure of pelvic organs in selected numbers of premenopausal and postmenopausal Malaysian women
Author(s) -
Sharifah Sulaiha Syed Aznal,
Fong Guan Meng,
Sivalingam Nalliah,
Annie Tay,
Kathires Chinniah,
Mohd Faiz Jamli
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
indian journal of pathology and microbiology/indian journal of pathology and microbiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.217
H-Index - 31
eISSN - 0974-5130
pISSN - 0377-4929
DOI - 10.4103/0377-4929.107778
Subject(s) - medicine , menopause , group b , gynecology , mann–whitney u test , body mass index , context (archaeology) , statistical significance , postmenopausal women , post hoc analysis , obstetrics , biology , paleontology
Pelvic organ prolapse (POP) is associated with menopause and changes in the proteins of the pelvic supporting system, but there is scant data on the precise alterations in Malaysian women.