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Pregnancy-induced adaptations in the intrinsic structure of rat pelvic floor muscles

OBJECTIVE: Maternal birth trauma to the pelvic floor muscles (PFMs) is a major risk factor for pelvic floor disorders. Modeling and imaging studies suggest that demands placed on PFMs during childbirth exceed their physiologic limits; however many parous women do not sustain PFM injury. Here we dete...

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Published in:Am J Obstet Gynecol
Main Authors: Alperin, Marianna, Lawley, Danielle M., Esparza, Mary C., Lieber, Richard L.
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: 2015
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4757427/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25979618
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ajog.2015.05.012
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