Women's lower urinary tract function and dysfunction: definitions and epidemiology
Al-Hayek, S.; Abrams, P.
Minerva Ginecologica 56(4): 311-325
2004
ISSN/ISBN: 0026-4784 PMID: 15377981 Document Number: 569180
This review focuses on females' lower urinary tract dysfunction (LUTD). It summarises the definitions agreed by the International Continence Society (ICS), investigates the reasons behind the disparity between previous publications related to LUTD and tries to pool their results into subgroups. As urinary incontinence is the main LUTD in women, its prevalence, incidence and risk factors has been studied intensively. However, the review also looks at other LUTD including voiding dysfunction and nocturia.