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Parous and nulliparous sisters suffer same rates of stress incontinence.(Gynecology)

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| March 15, 2006 | Kerr, Martha | COPYRIGHT 2006 International Medical News Group. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

Vaginal birth does not contribute to the development of stress urinary incontinence later in life, according to Dr. Gunhilde Buchsbaum, of the department of ob.gyn at the University of Rochester (N.Y.), and colleagues.

"Contrary to the conventional wisdom that nulliparity protects against stress urinary incontinence, we found similar rates of urinary incontinence in postmenopausal nulliparous women and their parous biological sisters," the investigators reported (Obstet. Gynecol. 2005;106:1253-8).

Dr. Buchsbaum's team analyzed a sample of 143 pairs of nulliparous/parous postmenopausal sisters. All of the women answered a questionnaire about symptoms of pelvic floor disorders, and ...

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