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Review
. 2024 Jun;74(6):612-616.

[Stress urinary incontinence in female athletes: a taboo topic]

[Article in French]
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  • PMID: 39011692
Review

[Stress urinary incontinence in female athletes: a taboo topic]

[Article in French]
Carole Maître. Rev Prat. 2024 Jun.

Abstract

A TABOO TOPIC. Stress urinary incontinence (SUI) has a high prevalence (between 20% and 81%) in sportswomen, all the more so if they practice a sport at risk for the perineal function, including jumping, running, strong abdominal contraction in combat sports, and if their practice is intensive and/or repeated with a dose effect. Making sportswomen aware of the importance of an educational prevention program is key, as the impact on performance in top-level sportswomen is real. In leisure activities, or in sports without repeated impact, regular activity is protective against SUI. This review examines the mechanisms of SUI, its prevalence in different sports, and prevention in young sportswomen.

INCONTINENCE URINAIRE D’EFFORT CHEZ LES SPORTIVES : UN TABOU. L’incontinence urinaire d’effort (IUE) a une prévalence qui reste élevée (de 20 % à 81 %) chez la sportive, d’autant plus qu’elle pratique un sport à risque pour la fonction périnéale – incluant saut, course, forte contraction abdominale comme dans les sports de combat – et que la pratique est intensive et/ou répétée. La sensibilisation des sportives à un programme éducatif de prévention est importante car l’impact sur la performance chez les sportives de haut niveau est réel. Dans une pratique de loisir ou d’un sport sans impacts répétés, une activité régulière est protectrice de l’IUE.

Keywords: Urinary Stress Incontinence.

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