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. 2003 Jun;14(2):122-7.
doi: 10.1007/s00192-002-1024-1. Epub 2003 Apr 26.

Symptoms, bother and POPQ in women referred with pelvic organ prolapse

Lone Mouritsen  1 , Jens Prien Larsen
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Symptoms, bother and POPQ in women referred with pelvic organ prolapse

Lone Mouritsen et al. Int Urogynecol J Pelvic Floor Dysfunct. 2003 Jun.

Abstract

The aim of this study was to evaluate symptoms and bother in patients with pelvic organ prolapse (POP) and to compare symptoms with POP-Q grading and measurements. One hundred and ten women with POP filled in a symptom-bother questionnaire concerning frequency of mechanical, bladder, bowel and sexual problems, and a 4-point bother score. The POP was grouped grade 0-1 versus grade >or=2 in each compartment. Symptoms more than once per week were associated with a higher bother score. Mechanical symptoms, reported in 70%, were the most troublesome. Various bladder, bowel and sexual symptoms were reported in 5%-52%, 5%-39%, and 35%-57%, respectively. We concluded that symptoms from all domains were frequent and reported generally and with little relation to prolapse in a specific compartment or POP-Q value.

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