"Pelvic Floor" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Soft tissue formed mainly by the pelvic diaphragm, which is composed of the two levator ani and two coccygeus muscles. The pelvic diaphragm lies just below the pelvic aperture (outlet) and separates the pelvic cavity from the PERINEUM. It extends between the PUBIC BONE anteriorly and the COCCYX posteriorly.
| Descriptor ID |
D017773
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| MeSH Number(s) |
A01.923.600.600 A02.633.567.050.750
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| Concept/Terms |
Pelvic Floor- Pelvic Floor
- Floor, Pelvic
- Pelvic Diaphragm
- Diaphragm, Pelvic
- Diaphragms, Pelvic
- Pelvic Diaphragms
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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Pelvic Floor" by people in this website by year, and whether "Pelvic Floor" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1995 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1996 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1997 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1998 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1999 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2000 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2002 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2003 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2005 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2006 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2007 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2008 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| 2009 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2010 | 5 | 2 | 7 |
| 2011 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| 2012 | 6 | 1 | 7 |
| 2015 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2016 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2017 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2021 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2022 | 2 | 6 | 8 |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Pelvic Floor" by people in Profiles.
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A Treatment Algorithm for High-Tone Pelvic Floor Dysfunction. Obstet Gynecol. 2024 Apr 01; 143(4):595-602.
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The RISE FOR HEALTH study: Methods for in-person assessment and biospecimen collection. Neurourol Urodyn. 2023 06; 42(5):1011-1021.
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Validation of the Surgical Preparedness Assessment in women with pelvic floor disorders. Int Urogynecol J. 2023 Jul; 34(7):1521-1528.
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Management of Sexual Dysfunction in Gastrointestinal Disorders. Gastroenterol Clin North Am. 2022 12; 51(4):815-828.
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Opportunities to Advance Postpartum Pelvic Floor Care With a Health Equity-based Conceptual Framework. Clin Obstet Gynecol. 2023 03 01; 66(1):86-94.
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Transvaginal Mesh Compared With Native Tissue Repair for Pelvic Organ Prolapse. Obstet Gynecol. 2022 06 01; 139(6):975-985.
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Is Pelvic Floor Muscle Tenderness a Distinct Urologic Chronic Pelvic Pain Syndrome Phenotype? Findings from the Multidisciplinary Approach to the Study of Chronic Pelvic Pain Research Network Symptom Pattern Study. J Urol. 2022 08; 208(2):341-349.
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Multicenter Randomized Controlled Trial of Pelvic Floor Muscle Training with a Motion-based Digital Therapeutic Device versus Pelvic Floor Muscle Training Alone for Treatment of Stress-predominant Urinary Incontinence. Female Pelvic Med Reconstr Surg. 2022 01 01; 28(1):1-6.
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International Continence Society (ICS) report on the terminology for sexual health in men with lower urinary tract (LUT) and pelvic floor (PF) dysfunction. Neurourol Urodyn. 2022 01; 41(1):140-165.
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Shared decision-making in urology and female pelvic floor medicine and reconstructive surgery. Nat Rev Urol. 2022 Mar; 19(3):161-170.