Urinary Tract Dysfunction: Another Consequence of Interpersonal Trauma

Urinary symptoms are common in midlife and older women — are they caused in part by intimate partner violence?

To elucidate the relation between interpersonal trauma and subsequent urinary dysfunction, investigators conducted a cross-sectional study of data from an observational, multiethnic cohort study of risk factors for urinary symptoms in women seen at an integrated healthcare system in northern California. Analysis adjusted for age, race and ethnicity, education, body-mass index, parity, menopausal status, prior hysterectomy, hormone therapy, and diuretic use was used to examine associations between urinary dysfunction and intimate partner violence (IPV), sexual assault, and symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in some 2000 women (age range, 40–80).

In all, 21% of women reported lifetime emotional IPV, 16% physical IPV, and 20% sex…

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Robert W. Rebar, MD

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Consultant/Advisory BoardMyovant Sciences, Inc.

Editorial BoardsEndoText; Clinical OB/GYN Alert

Leadership Positions in Professional SocietiesAmerican Society for Reproductive Medicine (Member, Ethics Committee)

Robert W. Rebar, MD

Disclosures

Consultant/Advisory BoardMyovant Sciences, Inc.

Editorial BoardsEndoText; Clinical OB/GYN Alert

Leadership Positions in Professional SocietiesAmerican Society for Reproductive Medicine (Member, Ethics Committee)

Urinary Tract Dysfunction: Another Consequence of Interpersonal Trauma

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