Do women have realistic expectations of treatment for stress urinary incontinence?

Aims: Our objective was to determine what women find acceptable regarding treatment and outcomes for treatment of stress urinary incontinence (SUI), and correlate this to age, distress and quality of life (QOL).

Materials And Methods: This prospective cross-sectional IRB-approved study evaluated women with primary SUI. One hundred sequential women (mean age, 53.

Levator ani trigger point injections: An underutilized treatment for chronic pelvic pain.

Aims: We conducted this study to examine the role of trigger point injections in females with chronic pelvic pain (CPP) of at least 6 months duration and specific levator ani trigger points.

Methods: This prospective study included 18 consecutive female patients with CPP and specific palpable levator ani trigger points. Pain was evaluated before and after trigger point injection on a Visual Analog Scale (VAS).