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Effects of the menstrual cycle on urodynamic work-up: should we change our practice?
The aim of this study was to compare urinary symptoms and urodynamic parameters during follicular and luteal phases of the menstrual cycle of women with lower urinary tract symptoms. Fifteen women were eligible and agreed to participate in the study. The subjects underwent urodynamic work-up, including filling urethrocystometry, urethral pressure profile and Valsalva leak-point pressure, cough stress test and subjective assessment of severity of symptoms in the mid-follicular and mid-luteal phases of the menstrual cycle. Mean age was 37 years (range 1843), mean parity 1 (range 0-3). Five women were found to have genuine stress urinary incontinence, 6 detrusor instability, 3 mixed incontinence and 1 urethral instability. Clinical diagnosis did not change and the urodynamic parameters were not statistically different in the two separate evaluations. A trend toward worsening of symptoms in the luteal phase in women with detrusor instability was identified. Our study suggests that the menstrual cycle does not significantly affect the work-up of women with lower urinary tract complaints.
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