Matteo Mancarella, Stefano Pautasso, Lorenzo Novara, Francesca Chiadò Piat, Francesco Testa, Valeria Gomez Arrunategui, Luca Giuseppe Sgro, Nicoletta Biglia
OBJECTIVES: Straining to void is the need to make a muscular effort in order to initiate, maintain or improve the urinary stream, through an increase in abdominal pressure. This pattern of bladder emptying is frequently observed in women with pelvic organ prolapse causing urinary obstruction, to overcome the increased resistance to urine flow. However, frequent increases in abdominal pressure are a risk factor for developing pelvic organ prolapse, and might play a role in its recurrence after surgery...
April 2023: European Journal of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Biology