Hysterectomy is not associated with increased risk of urinary incontinence-a northern Finland birth cohort 1966 study.

Hysterectomy has been suggested to increase the risk of urinary incontinence (UI), although evidence is controversial. In our population-based cohort study, we aimed to assess the independent effect of hysterectomy on the risk of de novo UI.

Bibliographic Details
Published in:Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica
Main Authors: Salo, Heini, Manninen, Roosa, Terho, Anna, Laru, Johanna, Sova, Henri, Koivurova, Sari, Rossi, Henna-Riikka
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2024
Subjects:
cohort study
general population
hysterectomy
urinary incontinence
Northern Finland
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1111/aogs.14904
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39075796
Description
Summary:Hysterectomy has been suggested to increase the risk of urinary incontinence (UI), although evidence is controversial. In our population-based cohort study, we aimed to assess the independent effect of hysterectomy on the risk of de novo UI.

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