%0 Journal Article
%T Urethral and vaginal infections, age of patients and state of the pelvic floor in the aetiology of the irritative symptoms of the lower urinary tract in women
%A Vecchioli Scaldazza
%A Carlo
%A Morosetti
%A Carolina
%J Archivos Espa£¿oles de Urolog¨ªa (Ed. impresa)
%D 2006
%I Scientific Electronic Library Online
%R 10.4321/S0004-06142006000500020
%X objectives: the aim of this study was to evaluate the importance of a) urethral and/or vaginal infections caused by common germs or mycoplasmas, chlamydia, candida; b) age of patients; c) pelvic floor disorders in the development of irritative urinary symptoms in women. methods: 77 consecutive abacteriuric symptomatic female patients were compared with 55 asymptomatic women. a detailed micturition history and a genitourinary physical examination were performed. urine samples as well as vaginal and urethral swabs were taken for cultures. results: no statistical difference was found between the two groups regarding both urethral and/or vaginal infections and pelvic floor disorders. whereas a significant statistical difference was found in the age of the patients. in the symptomatic group the women were older than in the asymptomatic group. conclusions: the results of this study confirm that ageing is a very important cause in the development of the lower urinary tract symptoms in women.
%K ageing
%K bladder diseases
%K urethral infections
%K vaginal infections
%K vaginal prolapse.
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