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- Title
Pelvic organ support among primiparous women in the first year after childbirth.
- Authors
Handa, Victoria L.; Nygaard, Ingrid; Kenton, Kimberly; Cundiff, Geoffrey W.; Ghetti, Chiara; Wen Ye; Richter, Holly E.
- Abstract
Introduction and hypothesis This study describes pelvic organ support after childbirth. Methods This ancillary analysis of the Childbirth and Pelvic Symptoms Imaging Study compares pelvic organ prolapse quantification 6-12 months after childbirth among three cohorts of primiparous women: vaginal delivery with sphincter tear (n=106), vaginal delivery without sphincter tear (n=108), and cesarean without labor (n=39). Results Of participants, 31.2% had stage II support. Prolapse to or beyond the hymen was present in 14% after vaginal delivery with sphincter tear (95% confidence interval 8%, 22%), 15% (9%, 24%) after vaginal delivery without sphincter tear, and 5% (1%, 17%) after cesarean without labor (p=0.23). A study of 132 women per group would be required for 80% power to test differences between 5% and 15%. Conclusions While these data provide insufficient power to dismiss a difference in pelvic organ support between modes of delivery, they add to our understanding of support following childbirth.
- Publication
International Urogynecology Journal, 2009, Vol 20, Issue 12, p1407
- ISSN
0937-3462
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s00192-009-0937-3