Urinary incontinence and vaginal squeeze pressure two years post-cesarean delivery in primiparous women with previous gestational diabetes mellitus
Clinics
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66(8): 1341-1346, 2011. ilus, tab
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ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
To assess the prevalence of urinary incontinence and associated vaginal squeeze pressure in primiparous women with and without previous gestational diabetes mellitus two years post-cesarean delivery.METHODS:
Primiparous women who delivered by cesarean two years previously were interviewed about the delivery and the occurrence of incontinence. Incontinence was reported by the women and vaginal pressure evaluated by a Perina perineometer. Sixty-three women with gestational diabetes and 98 women without the disease were screened for incontinence and vaginal pressure. Multiple logistic regression models were used to evaluate the independent effects of gestational diabetes.RESULTS:
The prevalence of gestational incontinence was higher among women with gestational diabetes during their pregnancies (50.8 percent vs. 31.6 percent) and two years after a cesarean (44.8 percent vs. 18.4 percent). Decreased vaginal pressure was also significantly higher among women with gestational diabetes (53.9 percent vs. 37.8 percent). Maternal weight gain and newborn weight were risk factors for decreased vaginal pressure. Maternal age, gestational incontinence and decreased vaginal pressure were risk factors for incontinence two years after a cesarean. In a multivariate logistic model, gestational diabetes was an independent risk factor for gestational incontinence.CONCLUSIONS:
The prevalence of incontinence and decreased vaginal pressure two years post-cesarean were elevated among women with gestational diabetes compared to women who were normoglycemic during pregnancy. We confirmed an association between gestational diabetes mellitus and a subsequent decrease of vaginal pressure two years post-cesarean. These results may warrant more comprehensive prospective and translational studies.
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Main subject:
Urinary Incontinence
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Vagina
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Cesarean Section
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Diabetes, Gestational
Type of study:
Etiology study
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Observational study
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Prevalence study
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Prognostic study
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Risk factors
Limits:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Infant, Newborn
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Pregnancy
Country/Region as subject:
South America
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Brazil
Language:
English
Journal:
Clinics
Journal subject:
Medicine
Year:
2011
Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Brazil
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United States
Institution/Affiliation country:
Cornell University/US
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Universidade Estadual Paulista/BR
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