Pelvic Floor Function in the Female

Pelvic Floor (PF) disorders, such as urinary incontinence and prolapse accounted for over 400,000 operations in the USA in 1987 [1], and nearly a third of these were re-operations. It is estimated that 30 %- 50 % of women in Europe and the USA are affected by Urinary incontinence [2]. Stress Urinary Incontinence (SUI), the involun-tary leakage of urine on coughing, sneezing, exertion or effort, is the most common form of urinary incontinenc