Relationship between pelvic floor muscle strength and sexual dysfunction in postmenopausal women: a cross-sectional study.

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Published in Int Urogynecol J on December 06, 2016

Authors

Maíra de Menezes Franco1, Patricia Driusso2, Kari Bø3, Daniela Cristina Carvalho de Abreu1, Lucia Alves da Silva Lara4, Ana Carolina Japur de Sá Rosa E Silva4, Cristine Homsi Jorge Ferreira5,6

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Biomechanics, Medicine and Rehabilitation, Postgraduate Program in Rehabilitation and Performance, Ribeirão Preto Medical School, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil.
2: Physiotherapy Course, Federal University of São Carlos, São Carlos, Brazil.
3: Department of Sports Medicine, Norwegian School of Sport Sciences, Oslo, Norway.
4: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Human Reproduction, Ribeirão Preto Medical School, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil.
5: Department of Biomechanics, Medicine and Rehabilitation, Postgraduate Program in Rehabilitation and Performance, Ribeirão Preto Medical School, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil. cristine@fmrp.usp.br.
6: Ribeirão Preto Medical School, University of São Paulo, Av. Bandeirantes, 3900 Monte Alegre, 14049-900, Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brazil. cristine@fmrp.usp.br.

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