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Studies Efficacy of PMES

Berghmans LCM, Hendriks HJM, Bo K et al. (1998). Conservative treatment of stress urinary incontinence in women: a systematic review of randomized clinical trials. Br J Urol, 82:181-191.

Barroso JC, "Transvaginal electrical stimulation in the treatment of urinary incontinence.", BJU Int 2004 Feb;93(3):319-323

Blaivas JG, Appell RA, Fantl JA et al. (1997). Standards of efficacy for evaluation of treatment outcomes in urinary incontinence: recommendations of the Urodynamic Society. Neurourol Urodyn, 16(3):145-7

Bo K, Talseth T, Holme I. (1999). Single blind, randomised controlled trial of pelvic floor exercises, electrical stimulation, vaginal cones, and no treatment in management of genuine stress incontinence. Br Med J, 318:487-493.

Brubaker L, "Transvaginal electrical stimulation for female urinary incontinence.", Am J Obstet Gynecol 1997 Sep;177(3):536-540

Caputo RM, "Intravaginal maximal electrical stimulation in the treatment of urinary incontinence.", J Reprod Med 1993 Sep;38(9):667-671

Dumoulin C, Seaborne DE, DeGirardi CQ et al. (1995). Pelvic-floor rehabilitation, Part 2: Pelvic-floor reeducation with interferential currents and exercise in the treatment of genuine stress incontinence in postpartum women-a cohort study. Phys Ther, 75(12):1075-1081.

Gallo M, Sasso KC. (1997). Key components of patient education for pelvic floor electrical stimulation in the treatment of urinary incontinence. Urol Nurs, 17(1):10-16

Luber KM, Wolde-Tsadik G. (1997). Efficacy of functional electrical stimulation in treating genuine stress incontinence: a randomized clinical trial. Neurourol Urodyn, 16:543-551.

Richardson DA, Miller KL, Siegel SW et al. (1996).Pelvic floor electrical stimulation: a comparison of daily and every-other-day therapy for genuine stress incontinence. Urology, 48:110-118

Sand PK, Richardson DA, Staskin DR et al. (1995). Pelvic floor electrical stimulation in the treatment of genuine stress incontinence: a multicenter, placebo-controlled trial. Am J Obstet Gynecol, 173:72-79.

Seim A, "Treatment of urinary incontinence in women in general practice: observational study.", BMJ 1996 Jun 8;312(7044):1459-1462

Siegel SW, Richardson DA, Miller KL et al. (1997). Pelvic floor electrical stimulation for the treatment of urge and mixed urinary incontinence in women. Urology, 50(6):934-940.

Shumaker SA, Wyman JF, Uebersax JS et al. (1994). Health-related quality of life measures for women with urinary incontinence: the Incontinence Impact Questionnaire and the Urogenital Distress Inventory. Continence Program in Women (CPW) Research Group. Qual Life Res, 3(5):291-306.

Smith JJ 3rd, "Intravaginal stimulation randomized trial.", J Urol 1996 Jan

Stuart N, Elixhauser A. (1998). Review of the Clinical Literature on Pelvic floor electrical stimulation for Urinary Incontinence. MEDTAP International, Inc.

Tinelli A, Tinelli R, Perrone A, Malvasi A, Cicinelli E, Cavaliere V, Tinelli FG Urinary incontinence in postmenopausal period: clinical and pharmacological treatments. Minerva Ginecol. 2005 Dec;57(6):593-609

Viktrup L, "Female stress and urge incontinence in family practice: insight into the lower urinary tract.", Int J Clin Pract 2002 Nov;56(9):694-700

Yamanishi T, Yasuda K, Sakakibara R et al. (1997). Pelvic floor electrical stimulation in the treatment of stress incontinence: an investigational study and a placebo controlled double-blind trial. J Urol, 158:2127-2131.

Yasuda K, "Critical evaluation of electro-stimulation for management of female urinary incontinence.", Curr Opin Obstet Gynecol 1999 Oct;11(5):503-507

Wang AC, "Single-blind, randomized trial of pelvic floor muscle training, biofeedback-assisted pelvic floor muscle training, and electrical stimulation in the management of overactive bladder.", Urology 2004 Jan;63(1):61-66

Zollner-Nielsen M, "Maximal electrical stimulation of patients with frequency, urgency and urge incontinence. Report of 38 cases", Acta Obstet Gynecol Scand 1992 Dec;71(8):629-631

Current articles on Incontinence

Weight Loss in Obese Women Reduces Urinary Incontinence

Drug adherence poor in women with urinary trouble

Reference

National Association for Continence (NAFC)

Incontinence Statistics

Based on expert opinion, 25 million adult Americans experience transient or chronic UI. 6 NAFC estimates that 75-80% of those sufferers are women, 9-13 million of whom have bothersome, severe, symptoms.

On average, women wait 6.5 years from the first time they experience symptoms until they obtain a diagnosis for their bladder control problem(s).

 

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