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Serum estradiol does not differentiate stress, mixed and urge incontinent women around menopause. A report from the Women's Health in the Lund Area (WHILA) study.

Andrada, Maria LU ; Källén, Karin LU ; Lidfeldt, Jonas LU ; Samsioe, Göran LU and Teleman, Pia LU (2011) In European Journal of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Biology 159(1). p.209-212
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: To outline serum estradiol levels in perimenopausal women with stress, mixed or urge incontinence. We believe the majority of urgency symptoms in perimenopausal women to be caused by a pelvic floor dysfunction and a hypermobility of the bladder neck. If this is the case, there would be no difference in estradiol levels between the groups. STUDY DESIGN: Setting: University hospital. In the observational Women's Health in the Lund Area study, a subset of 400/2221 women reporting urinary incontinence completed a detailed questionnaire regarding lower urinary tract symptoms and had their serum steroid hormone levels measured. Statistical analyses were made by Chi-square test, nonparametrical tests, ANOVA, multi- and univariate... (More)
OBJECTIVE: To outline serum estradiol levels in perimenopausal women with stress, mixed or urge incontinence. We believe the majority of urgency symptoms in perimenopausal women to be caused by a pelvic floor dysfunction and a hypermobility of the bladder neck. If this is the case, there would be no difference in estradiol levels between the groups. STUDY DESIGN: Setting: University hospital. In the observational Women's Health in the Lund Area study, a subset of 400/2221 women reporting urinary incontinence completed a detailed questionnaire regarding lower urinary tract symptoms and had their serum steroid hormone levels measured. Statistical analyses were made by Chi-square test, nonparametrical tests, ANOVA, multi- and univariate logistic regression analysis. RESULTS: Stress incontinence was reported by 196, mixed incontinence by 153 and urge incontinence by 43 women; in 369, serumestradiol values were available. Serum estradiol did not differ significantly between stress incontinent (median 49.5pmo/l, range 2.63-875.4), urge incontinent (median 31.6pmol/l, range 2.63-460.7) or mixed incontinent women (median 35.5pmol/l, range 2.63-787.9, p=0.62). Logistic regression analysis correcting for age, parity, hormonal status, smoking, hysterectomy and BMI also failed to show any difference in estradiol levels between the groups (p=0.41-0.58). CONCLUSION: No significant differences in serum estradiol levels between stress, mixed or urge incontinent perimenopausal women could be demonstrated. (Less)
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Mixed urinary incontinence, Female urinary incontinence, Serum, estradiol, Stress urinary incontinence, Urge urinary incontinence
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European Journal of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Biology
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159
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1
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209 - 212
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Elsevier
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0301-2115
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10.1016/j.ejogrb.2011.06.022
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English
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  author       = {{Andrada, Maria and Källén, Karin and Lidfeldt, Jonas and Samsioe, Göran and Teleman, Pia}},
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  series       = {{European Journal of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Biology}},
  title        = {{Serum estradiol does not differentiate stress, mixed and urge incontinent women around menopause. A report from the Women's Health in the Lund Area (WHILA) study.}},
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