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Le Berre M, Filiatrault J, Reichetzer B, Kairy D, Lachance C, Dumoulin C. Online Group-based Pelvic Floor Muscle Training for Urinary Incontinence in Older Women: a Pilot Study. Int Urogynecol J. 2024 Apr;35(4):811-822. doi: 10.1007/s00192-024-05728-0. Epub 2024 Feb 5. PMID: 38315227.
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Ouchi M, Kitta T, Kanno Y, Moriya K, Suzuki S, Shinohara N, Kato K. Medium-term follow-up after supervised pelvic floor muscle training for patients with anterior vaginal wall prolapse. Eur J Obstet Gynecol Reprod Biol. 2018 Jun;225:95-100. doi: 10.1016/j.ejogrb.2018.04.015. Epub 2018 Apr 12. PMID: 29702450.
Peinado Molina RA, Hernández Martínez A, Martínez Vázquez S, Martínez Galiano JM. Influence of pelvic floor disorders on quality of life in women. Front Public Health. 2023 Oct 24;11:1180907. doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2023.1180907. PMID: 37942254; PMCID: PMC10629477.
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Resende APM, Bernardes BT, Stüpp L, Oliveira E, Castro RA, Girão MJBC, Sartori MGF. Pelvic floor muscle training is better than hypopressive exercises in pelvic organ prolapse treatment: An assessor-blinded randomized controlled trial. Neurourol Urodyn. 2019 Jan;38(1):171-179. doi: 10.1002/nau.23819. Epub 2018 Oct 12. PMID: 30311680.
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