Interobserver repeatability of three- and four-dimensional transperineal ultrasound assessment of pelvic floor muscle anatomy and function

2009 ◽  
Vol 33 (5) ◽  
pp. 567-573 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. Majida ◽  
I. H. Braekken ◽  
W. Umek ◽  
K. Bø ◽  
J. Šaltytė Benth ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Pelvic Floor ◽  
Pelvic Floor Muscle ◽  
Transperineal Ultrasound ◽  
Ultrasound Assessment ◽  
And Function

Painful Love: Superficial Dyspareunia and Three Dimensional Transperineal Ultrasound Evaluation of Pelvic Floor Muscle in Women with Endometriosis

2019 ◽  
Vol 46 (2) ◽  
pp. 187-196 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mohamed Mabrouk ◽  
Simona Del Forno ◽  
Alessandra Spezzano ◽  
Diego Raimondo ◽  
Alessandro Arena ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Pelvic Floor ◽  
Pelvic Floor Muscle ◽  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Transperineal Ultrasound ◽  
Ultrasound Evaluation

scholarly journals Test–retest and intra-observer repeatability of two-, three- and four-dimensional perineal ultrasound of pelvic floor muscle anatomy and function

2007 ◽  
Vol 19 (2) ◽  
pp. 227-235 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ingeborg Hoff Brækken ◽  
Memona Majida ◽  
Marie Ellstrøm-Engh ◽  
Hans Peter Dietz ◽  
Wolfgang Umek ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Pelvic Floor ◽  
Pelvic Floor Muscle ◽  
Perineal Ultrasound ◽  
And Function

Pelvic floor muscle variables and levator hiatus dimensions: a 3/4D transperineal ultrasound cross-sectional study on 300 nulliparous pregnant women

2014 ◽  
Vol 25 (10) ◽  
pp. 1357-1361 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kari Bø ◽  
Gunvor Hilde ◽  
Merete Kolberg Tennfjord ◽  
Jette Stær-Jensen ◽  
Franziska Siafarikas ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Pelvic Floor ◽  
Pregnant Women ◽  
Pelvic Floor Muscle ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Transperineal Ultrasound ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Levator Hiatus ◽  
Cross Sectional

scholarly journals Postpartum sexual function; the importance of the levator ani muscle

2020 ◽  
Vol 31 (11) ◽  
pp. 2261-2267
Author(s):  
Anne-Marie Roos ◽  
Leonie Speksnijder ◽  
Anneke B. Steensma
Keyword(s):  
Regression Analysis ◽  
Sexual Dysfunction ◽  
Pelvic Floor ◽  
Vaginal Delivery ◽  
Sexual Functioning ◽  
Pelvic Floor Muscle ◽  
Linear Regression Analysis ◽  
Levator Ani ◽  
Transperineal Ultrasound ◽  
Levator Ani Muscle

Abstract Introduction and hypothesis Pelvic floor muscle function plays an important role in female sexual functioning. Smaller genital hiatal dimensions have been associated with sexual dysfunction, mainly dyspareunia. On the other hand, trauma of the levator ani muscle sustained during childbirth is associated with increased genital hiatus, which potentially can affect sexual functioning by causing vaginal laxity. This study aims to determine the association between levator hiatal dimensions and female sexual dysfunction after first vaginal delivery. Methods This is a secondary analysis of a prospective observational study. Two hundred four women who had a first, spontaneous vaginal delivery at term between 2012 and 2015 were recruited at a minimum of 6 months postpartum. Thirteen pregnant women were excluded. We analyzed the association of total PISQ-12 score, as well as individual sexual complaints (desire, arousal, orgasm and dyspareunia), with levator hiatal dimensions at rest, with maximum Valsalva and during pelvic floor muscle contraction as measured by 4D transperineal ultrasound. Statistical analysis was performed using linear regression analysis and Mann-Whitney U test. Results One hundred ninety-one women were evaluated at a median of 11 months postpartum. There was no significant association between total PISQ-12 score and levator hiatal dimensions. Looking at individual sexual complaints, women with dyspareunia had significantly smaller levator hiatal area and anterior-posterior diameter on maximum Valsalva. By using multivariate logistic regression analysis however we found dyspareunia was not independently associated with levator hiatal dimensions. Conclusions After first vaginal delivery sexual dysfunction is not associated with levator hiatal dimensions as measured by 4D transperineal ultrasound.

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