Avaliação dos fatores relacionados à ocorrência da incontinência urinária feminina

Abstract

objectIve. To evaluate the risk factors related to occurrence of female urinary incontinence. Methods. This was a case-control study recruiting 253 women (102 continent and 151 incontinent) who were invited to respond to an epidemiological questionnaire on possible risk factors for urinary incontinence. The factors analyzed were age, hormone status, race, body mass index, parity, types of delivery (normal, forceps or caesarean), weight of largest child at birth, use of episiotomy and/or analgesia during labor, history of hysterectomy, physical activity, smoking, diabetes mellitus status, constipation, history of bronchial asthma and/or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, use of diuretics and/or antidepressants. conclusIon. Independent risk factors for urinary incontinence included age, vaginal delivery, forceps delivery and birth weight of largest infant, while delivery by caesarean section was a protective factor.

Diabetes and Vaginal Surgery Are Associated With Mixed Urinary Incontinence in Patients Treated in a Tertiary Unit of Rio De Janeiro Public Healthcare System

“…Studies suggest that pregnancy and childbirth, regardless of type, are involved in the genesis and the severity of UI [4][5][6]8,9,22 . Among the 665 women included in the present study, those with MUI had had a higher number of deliveries than those who complained only of SUI.…”

“…The prevalence of these subtypes varies with age, and older women show a higher prevalence of MUI [2][3][4] . Several factors related to the increasing prevalence of UI, such as age and parity, have already been cited in the literature at length 5,6 . Currently, with changes in life expectancy and lifestyle, other factors have emerged, such as chronic diseases and the medications used to treat them 7 .…”

Relação Entre O Alinhamento Pélvico E a Incontinência Urinária De Esforço

“…A Incontinência Urinária de Esforço (IUE) é definida como uma perda involuntária de urina pela uretra, anatomicamente normal, resultante de uma disfunção do equilíbrio vésico-esfincteriano, quando a pressão vesical excede a pressão uretral máxima, na ausência de atividade do músculo detrusor, ocorrendo, em regra, por aumentos da pressão intra-abdominal 2 . Essa disfunção acaba por causar problemas sociais e/ou de higiene na pessoa, tornando-se de suma importância seu estudo e a discussão das alternativas de tratamento.…”

Incontinência urinária autorreferida no pós-parto: características clínicas

“…The frequency of urine loss, the women's age, high weight, pregnancy, parity, type of childbirth, the use of vacuum extraction and forceps, as well as the situation of the perineum, and the newborn's high birthweight are considered triggering factors for UI in the postpartum (13,(16)(17) . Studies performed in Denmark and Spain (4,10) found a high association rate between UI in the postpartum and the type of childbirth and with the occurrence of UI during pregnancy.…”