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Analysis of collagen status in premenopausal nulliparous women with genuine stress incontinence

Declan Keane, Tevor J. Sims, Paul Abrams, Allen J. Bailey

BJOG An International Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology · 1997 · 193 citations · 20 references

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Abstract

Genuine stress incontinence is present in a significant number of women before childbirth. The aetiology of their incontinence appears to be due to a defect in their connective tissue, with both a quantitative and qualitative reduction in their collagen.

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