TY - JOUR AU - Schaer, Gabriel AB - Int Urogynecol J (2010) 21:5–26 DOI 10.1007/s00192-009-0976-9 SPECIAL CONTRIBUTION An International Urogynecological Association (IUGA)/International Continence Society (ICS) joint report on the terminology for female pelvic floor dysfunction Bernard T. Haylen & Dirk de Ridder & Robert M. Freeman & Steven E. Swift & Bary Berghmans & Joseph Lee & Ash Monga & Eckhard Petri & Diaa E. Rizk & Peter K. Sand & Gabriel N. Schaer Received: 14 February 2009 /Accepted: 27 July 2009 /Published online: 25 November 2009 The International Urogynecological Association 2009 Abstract be better updated by a female-specific approach and Introduction and hypothesis Next to existing terminology clinically based consensus report. of the lower urinary tract, due to its increasing complexity, Methods This report combines the input of members of the the terminology for pelvic floor dysfunction in women may Standardization and Terminology Committees of two Inter- Bernard T. Haylen, Robert M. Freeman, Steven E. Swift, Joseph Lee, Eckhard Petri, Diaa E. Rizk, Peter K. Sand, and Gabriel N. Schaer are members of the Standardization and Terminology Committees, IUGA. Dirk de Ridder, Robert M. Freeman, Bary Berghmans, Ash Monga, and Peter K. Sand are members of the Standardization and Terminology Committees, ICS. Bernard T. Haylen, Dirk TI - An International Urogynecological Association (IUGA)/International Continence Society (ICS) joint report on the terminology for female pelvic floor dysfunction JF - International Urogynecology Journal DO - 10.1007/s00192-009-0976-9 DA - 2009-11-25 UR - https://www.deepdyve.com/lp/springer-journals/an-international-urogynecological-association-iuga-international-D753lh3JKm SP - 5 EP - 26 VL - 21 IS - 1 DP - DeepDyve ER -