American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology
Volume 201, Issue 5 , Pages 529.e1-529.e6, November 2009

Change in urethral sphincter neuromuscular function during pregnancy persists after delivery

Presented at the 35th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Society of Gynecologic Surgeons, New Orleans, LA, March 30-April 1, 2009.

  • Alison C. Weidner, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Urogynecology and Pelvic Reconstructive Surgery, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC
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  • Mary M.T. South, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Urogynecology and Pelvic Reconstructive Surgery, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC
    • ,
  • Donald B. Sanders, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Neurology, Department of Medicine, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC
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  • Sandra S. Stinnett, DrPH

      Affiliations

    • Department of Biostatistics and Bioinformatics, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC

Received 30 December 2008; received in revised form 20 May 2009; accepted 8 July 2009. published online 23 September 2009.

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 Cite this article as: Weidner AC, South MMT, Sanders DB, et al. Change in urethral sphincter neuromuscular function during pregnancy persists after delivery. Am J Obstet Gynecol 2009;201:529.e1-6.

 Supported by NIH Grant HD38661-05 and the Charles Hammond Research Fund.

 Reprints not available from the authors.

PII: S0002-9378(09)00786-8

doi:10.1016/j.ajog.2009.07.022

American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology
Volume 201, Issue 5 , Pages 529.e1-529.e6, November 2009

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