[An International Urogynecological Association (IUGA)/International Continence Society (ICS) joint report on the terminology for the conservative and non-pharmacological management of female pelvic floor dysfunction].

Introduction: There has been an increasing need for the terminology for the conservative management of female pelvic floor dysfunction to be collated in a clinically-based consensus report.

Methods: This report combines the input of members and elected nominees of the Standardization and Terminology Committees of two International Organizations, the International Urogynecological Association (IUGA) and the International Continence Society (ICS), assisted at intervals by many external referees. An extensive process of nine rounds of internal and external review was developed to exhaustively examine each definition, with decision-making by collective opinion (consensus).

[Prevalence and impact on quality of life of urinary incontinence in an adult population with chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases, literature review].

Introduction: Patients with obstructive lung diseases (OLD) are at-risk population for urinary incontinence (UI) with high frequency of increased intra-abdominal pressure because of chronic cough symptoms.

Aim Of The Study: This review is aimed at determining the prevalence of UI and its impact on quality of life, patient healthcare research, diagnosis and treatment of UI among this population.

Materials And Method: Literature review from January 2001 to 2018 on Medline (PubMed) using keywords urinary incontinence, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), asthma, cystic fibrosis, quality of life.