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Epidemiology of genital prolapse: observations from the Oxford Family Planning Association study
BJOG An International Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology · 1997 · Vol. 104(5) · pp. 579–585
Jonathan Mant✉(University of Oxford)Rosemary Painter(Primary Health Care)Martin Vessey(Primary Health Care)
Abstract
Among the potential risk factors that were investigated, parity shows much the strongest relation to prolapse.
Pelvic floor disorders treatmentsEndometriosis Research and TreatmentAnorectal Disease Treatments and OutcomesMedicineHysterectomyEpidemiologySex organIncidence (geometry)ConfoundingPopulationFamily planningObstetricsGynecology
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AdultEnglandFemaleFollow-Up StudiesHumansHysterectomyMiddle AgedRisk FactorsTime FactorsUterine ProlapseCohort StudiesIncidence
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The epidemiology of hysterectomy: findings in a large cohort study
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