Pelvic floor symptoms in female cyclists and possible remedies: a narrative review.

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Published in Int Urogynecol J on August 04, 2015

Authors

Marie-Louise Trofaier1, Cora Schneidinger2, Julian Marschalek2, Engelbert Hanzal2,3, Wolfgang Umek2,3,4

Author Affiliations

1: Department of General Gynecology and Gynecologic Oncology, Medical University Vienna, Waehringer Guertel 18, 1090, Vienna, Austria. marie-louise.trofaier@meduniwien.ac.at.
2: Department of General Gynecology and Gynecologic Oncology, Medical University Vienna, Waehringer Guertel 18, 1090, Vienna, Austria.
3: Multidisciplinary Continence and Pelvic Floor Center, Medical University Vienna, Wien, Austria.
4: Karl Landsteiner Institut for Specific Gynecology and Obstetrics, Silbergasse 18, 1190, Vienna, Austria.

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