Prevalence study of stress urinary incontinence in women who perform high-impact exercises

Introduction Stress urinary incontinence is a frequent complaint in medical offices and studies have shown that women who practice high impact sports develop its symptoms. Objective To evaluate the prevalence of stress urinary incontinence in women who attend gyms and perform high impact exercises a...

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Published in:	International Urogynecology Journal Vol. 23; no. 12; pp. 1687 - 1691
Main Authors:	Fozzatti, Celina, Riccetto, Cassio, Herrmann, Viviane, Brancalion, Maria Fernanda, Raimondi, Marina, Nascif, Caio H., Marques, Luiza R., Palma, Paulo P.
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	London Springer-Verlag 01-12-2012 Springer Nature B.V
Subjects:	Adult Body Mass Index Exercise Female Gynecology Humans Medicine Medicine & Public Health Original Article Urinary Incontinence, Stress - etiology Urology High impact exercises Stress urinary incontinence
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Summary:	Introduction Stress urinary incontinence is a frequent complaint in medical offices and studies have shown that women who practice high impact sports develop its symptoms. Objective To evaluate the prevalence of stress urinary incontinence in women who attend gyms and perform high impact exercises and correlate it with women who do not attend gyms. Method Prospective comparative study in which 488 nulliparous women of normal weight were divided into a Study Group, composed of women who attended gyms, and a Comparative Group, composed of women who did not attend gyms. Three questionnaires were used for the evaluation of stress urinary incontinence and the results of the ICIQ-SF questionnaire were used to compare the groups. Results There was a significant difference between groups on the ICIQ-SF. The average in the Study Group was 1.68 (+ 3.46) and in the Comparative Group the average was 1.02 (+ 2.69) ( p = 0.006). Conclusion Women who attend gym and perform high impact exercises have a higher prevalence of urinary incontinence symptoms, independent of the exercise modality, than women who do not perform any high impact exercise.
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ISSN:	0937-3462 1433-3023
DOI:	10.1007/s00192-012-1786-z