Ultrasound vaginal wall thickness demonstrated good intra- and interoperator reliability, as well as consistency with histological measurement. It is a valid technique.

Rectal distension alters bladder sensation and in some cases urodynamics diagnosis.

Higher numbers of patients are required to demonstrate the value of opening detrusor pressure in predicting post-operative overactive bladder symptoms. Opening detrusor pressure is predictive of post-operative DO after TVT.

Mean BWT is associated with a symptom history of OAB and MUI, higher daytime and nightime frequency, and higher VAS scores.

Female Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms Long Form, to exclude those with bothersome lower urinary tract symptoms. Participants completed two separate 7-day bladder diaries with a 1-week interval between. Reliability was assessed using intraclass correlation, Spearman's correlation, and Student's t -test. RESULTSForty volunteers were recruited. Most (67.5%) reported no urgency episodes. Convenience voids accounted for 26.8% of all voids. There was a significant positive effect of age ( r = 0.34, P = 0.034) on urgency episodes, but no effect on mean urge scores ( r = − 0.03, P = 0.843). The reliability of assessment of frequency (0.86), nocturia (0.84), and the mean urge scores (0.85), were better than the reliability of assessment of urgency episodes (0.56), which occurred infrequently. The 95th centile for daily urinary frequency was 7.27 and for weekly urgency episodes was 2.00. CONCLUSIONThe PPIUS is a reliable tool for assessing urinary urge sensation in women. Inclusion of this measure in bladder diaries does not compromise the recording of other variables. KEYWORDSlower urinary tract symptoms, frequency volume charts, urinary urgency, incontinence, overactive bladder Study Type -Symptom prevalence (prospective cohort) Level of Evidence 1b

The mechanism of action of antimuscarinics appears to be a complex interaction of sensory and motor components.

The Rome III Criteria questionnaire is a reliable and reproducible tool but does not appear to be a valid instrument in diagnosing constipation.

Our findings showed that most women do not know the correct meaning of LUTS terminology currently used by physicians.