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Epidural analgesia during delivery does not affect the pelvic floor.
2003 MAR 13 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Epidural analgesia during spontaneous delivery does not adversely affect the pelvic floor.
"The aim of the study was to assess the effects of epidural analgesia on pelvic floor function. Eighty-two primiparous women (group 1, consisting of 41 given an epidural, and group 2 of 41 not given an epidural) were investigated during pregnancy and at 2 and 10 months after delivery by a questionnaire, clinical examination, and assessment of bladder neck behavior, urethral sphincter function and intravaginal/intra-anal pressures," stated S. Meyer and colleagues, CHU Vaudois, Department of Gynecology & Obstetrics.
"The prevalence of stress urinary incontinence was similar in both groups at 2 months (24% vs. 17%, p=0.6) and 10 months (22% vs. 7%, p=0.1), as was the prevalence of decreased sexual vaginal response at 10 months (27% vs. 10%, p=0.08)," researchers wrote.
"Bladder neck behavior, urethral sphincter function and intravaginal and intra-anal pressures showed no significant differences between the two groups. Ten months after spontaneous delivery, there were no significant differences in the prevalence of ...
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