Pelvic Floor Dysfunction
Pelvic floor muscle training improves sexual function for women
Pelvic floor muscle training improved reported sexual function for women with pelvic floor dysfunction, but uncertainties with specific sexual dysfunctions and exact dosing remain, according to researchers.
VIDEO: Diagnostic process for patients presenting with constipation-related symptoms
Anthony Lembo, MD, Director of Research for Cleveland Clinic's Digestive Disease & Surgery Institute, discusses the diagnostic process for patients presenting with constipation; approaching management of patients with IBS with constipation and chronic idiopathic constipation; treatment options and recent therapeutic advances; health disparities; and important challenges of care.
Study questions relationship between mode of delivery, pelvic floor symptoms
Women experienced different pelvic floor symptoms depending on their mode of delivery, but those differences were already recognizable even during pregnancy, according to data in the American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology.
VIDEO: Examining pelvic floor dysfunction as a cause of constipation
Healio spoke with Linda Nguyen, MD, about distinguishing between IBS-C, CIC and other types of constipation, new developments in IBS-C, considerations of the low FODMAP diet and the need for better IBS diagnosis.