XML Feed for RxPG News   Add RxPG News Headlines to My Yahoo!   Javascript Syndication for RxPG News

Research Health World General
 
  Home
 
 Latest Research
 Cancer
 Psychiatry
 Genetics
 Surgery
 Aging
 Ophthalmology
 Gynaecology
 Neurosciences
 Pharmacology
 Cardiology
 Obstetrics
 Infectious Diseases
 Respiratory Medicine
 Pathology
 Endocrinology
 Immunology
 Nephrology
 Gastroenterology
 Biotechnology
 Radiology
 Dermatology
 Microbiology
 Haematology
 Dental
 ENT
 Environment
 Embryology
 Orthopedics
 Metabolism
 Anaethesia
 Paediatrics
 Public Health
 Urology
 Musculoskeletal
 Clinical Trials
 Physiology
 Biochemistry
 Cytology
 Traumatology
 Rheumatology
 
 Medical News
 Health
 Opinion
 Healthcare
 Professionals
 Launch
 Awards & Prizes
 
 Careers
 Medical
 Nursing
 Dental
 
 Special Topics
 Euthanasia
 Ethics
 Evolution
 Odd Medical News
 Feature
 
 World News
 Tsunami
 Epidemics
 Climate
 Business
 
 India
Search

Last Updated: Nov 18, 2006 - 12:32:53 PM

Obstetrics Channel
subscribe to Obstetrics newsletter

Latest Research : Obstetrics

   DISCUSS   |   EMAIL   |   PRINT
Childbirth not linked to urinary incontinence
Dec 2, 2005 - 6:59:00 PM, Reviewed by: Dr.

"The family history and genetic predisposition is something that definitely needs to be explored further. If we can find a clear genetic link, it would have great implications for the direction of basic research, treatment approaches, risk management and potential prophylactic interventions."

 
Postmenopausal women who have given birth vaginally do not appear to suffer from urinary incontinence at higher rates than their sisters who have never given birth, according to a University of Rochester Medical Center study published in the December Obstetrics and Gynecology journal.

The study results are contrary to conventional thinking that vaginal delivery will result in urinary incontinence later in life. In fact, elective caesarean sections are now being performed for the sole purpose of preventing future incontinence, the authors report, even though the scientific literature is inconsistent on this link.

In the current study, lead author Gunhilde Buchsbaum, M.D., compared 143 pairs of biological, postmenopausal sisters from western New York and northern Vermont. The sisters completed a comprehensive questionnaire about their symptoms of pelvic floor disorders, and 101 pairs underwent a clinical evaluation.

The results: 49.7 percent of the women who had given birth reported some degree of urinary incontinence compared to 47.6 percent of the women who had never given birth. The difference is not statistically significant. Instead, an underlying genetic predisposition seemed to play the largest role in determining risk. The results showed that in 63 percent of the sisters, if one experienced urinary incontinence the other sister also did.

"The family history and genetic predisposition is something that definitely needs to be explored further," said Buchsbaum, an associate professor of obstetrics and gynecology at the University of Rochester. "If we can find a clear genetic link, it would have great implications for the direction of basic research, treatment approaches, risk management and potential prophylactic interventions."
 

- December Obstetrics and Gynecology journal
 

www.urmc.rochester.edu

 
Subscribe to Obstetrics Newsletter
E-mail Address:

 

The National Institute of Child Health and Human Development funded the study.

Related Obstetrics News

Medical induction of labor increases risk of amniotic-fluid embolism
Senior obstetrician are less hasty about caesarean sections
Carbon monoxide may be beneficial in pre-eclampsia
Prenatal diagnostic tests decrease the risk of miscarriage
Miscarriage significantly associated with increasing paternal age
Clinical examination not sensitive enough to detect breech babies
Preeclampsia risk reduced by regular multivitamins near time of conception
Why Listeriosis rates are 20-fold higher during pregnancy
Why birth interventions are on the rise
Pregnancy Complications Still High For Women With Diabetes


For any corrections of factual information, to contact the editors or to send any medical news or health news press releases, use feedback form

Top of Page

 

© Copyright 2004 onwards by RxPG Medical Solutions Private Limited
Contact Us