A Urodynamic Study On The Prevalence And Patterns Of Bladder Dysfunction In Rural Postmenopausal Women With Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms
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Lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) are highly prevalent among women and increase substantially with advancing age, often leading to social embarrassment, psychological distress, and deterioration in overall quality of life. LUTS encompass storage, voiding, and post-micturition symptoms, including urgency, frequency, nocturia, weak stream, and incomplete emptying. Globally, up to 70% of adult women report at least one LUTS, with the prevalence rising sharply in postmenopausal groups due to hormonal, anatomical, and neuromuscular changes affecting the bladder and urethra.[1]
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