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What Is Pelvic Floor Dysfunction?
Question: What is Pelvic floor dysfunction?
Brief Answer:
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Detailed Answer:
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Thanks for writing to us with your health concern.
Pelvic floor dysfunction is a very vague term.
The pelvic floor refers to the group of muscles that surrounds and support your bladder, uterus and lower end of the bowel ( rectum ).
PFD ( pelvic floor dysfunction ) occurs when there is a trouble in the functioning of these structures.
It can include a host of symptoms - urinary incontinence, dribbling of urine, hesitancy, urgency of urine, prolapse of the bladder, urethra, uterus, cervix or rectum, anal incontinence etc.
Causes can include age , menopause, multiple childbirths, hormones, injury etc.
Treatment ranges from routine exercises to drugs to surgery , depending on the exact problem.
Hope that explains it
Take care.
TERM EXPLAINED.
Detailed Answer:
Hello
Thanks for writing to us with your health concern.
Pelvic floor dysfunction is a very vague term.
The pelvic floor refers to the group of muscles that surrounds and support your bladder, uterus and lower end of the bowel ( rectum ).
PFD ( pelvic floor dysfunction ) occurs when there is a trouble in the functioning of these structures.
It can include a host of symptoms - urinary incontinence, dribbling of urine, hesitancy, urgency of urine, prolapse of the bladder, urethra, uterus, cervix or rectum, anal incontinence etc.
Causes can include age , menopause, multiple childbirths, hormones, injury etc.
Treatment ranges from routine exercises to drugs to surgery , depending on the exact problem.
Hope that explains it
Take care.
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