Background: Pelvic floor dysfunction, more prevalent in women but affecting both genders, impairs sphincter control and sexual health, and causes pelvic pain. Pelvic floor muscle (PFM) training is the first-line treatment for urinary incont…
BACKGROUND: Provoked vestibulodynia (PVD) is a chronic pain condition affecting the vulvar vestibule, often triggered by minimal touch or pressure. It is underdiagnosed and poorly understood, leading to significant impacts on women's qualit…
OBJECTIVES: To examine the association between dysmenorrhea and musculoskeletal pain amongst university students aged 20-35 and the association between dysmenorrhea and the occurrence of MTrPs. METHODS: The study comprised two stages: a cr…
OBJECTIVES: The secular trend and familial influences on age at menarche among a rural Chuvashian population was examined in a cross-sectional community-based study. SUBJECTS AND METHODS: The cohort included 617 females aged 18-80 years, w…