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Is stress urinary incontinence a familial condition?
Acta obstetricia et gynecologica Scandinavica - 1 Oct 2004
Ertunc Devrim, Tok Ekrem C, Pata Ozlem, Dilek Umut, Ozdemir Gulay, Dilek Saffet
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Stress urinary incontinence (SUI) is a common problem of multifactorial origin. Some authors have claimed that it has a familial predisposition. This study was undertaken to investigate the prevalence of SUI among first-degree relatives of 154 women who had been operated on for this disorder and of 100 women without SUI. METHODS: This report is concerned with a questionnaire-based, case-control study....
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