caa a22 4500 475811089 CHVBK 20180406123759.0 cr unu---uuuuu 170329e20000101xx s 000 0 eng 10.1007/PL00004023 doi (NATIONALLICENCE)springer-10.1007/PL00004023 Urogenital Symptoms and Resulting Discomfort in Non-Institutionalized Dutch Women Aged 50-75 Years [Elektronische Daten] [J. M. van Geelen, P. H. M. van de Weijer, H. Th. Arnolds] Abstract:: The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of urogenital symptoms in non-institutionalized Dutch women aged 50-75 years, and the degree of discomfort suffered as a result. A questionnaire was sent to 2157 women, a sample representative of the female population aged 50-75 years with respect to age, marital status, level of education and menopausal age. The usable response was 81.6% (n= 1761). The overall prevalence of vaginal dryness, soreness and dyspareunia was 27%. The prevalence of micturition symptoms, urinary incontinence and recurrent urinary tract infection was 36%. The prevalence estimates for vaginal dryness and urinary incontinence showed a linear decrease with increasing age. Almost half of the symptomatic women reported moderate to severe discomfort. One-third of those affected received medical care. Previous hysterectomy had no effect on the reported prevalence estimates. Hysterectomized women reported moderate to severe complaints more often than non-hysterectomized ones. There were no significant differences in prevalence estimates between former and current smokers and non-smokers. Springer-Verlag London Limited, 2000 Key words:Discomfort nationallicence Hysterectomy nationallicence Prevalence nationallicence Smoking nationallicence Urogenital symptoms nationallicence van Geelen J. M. St Anna Hospital, Oss, The Netherlands aut van de Weijer P. H. M. Ziekenhuis Centrum, Apeldoorn, The Netherlands aut Arnolds H. Th Organon Netherlands, Oss, The Netherlands, The Netherlands aut International Urogynecology Journal Springer-Verlag 11/1(2000-01-01), 9-14 0937-3462 11:1<9 2000 11 192 https://doi.org/10.1007/PL00004023 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI 1 research-article jats NATIONALLICENCE 856 40 https://doi.org/10.1007/PL00004023 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- van Geelen J. M. St Anna Hospital, Oss, The Netherlands aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- van de Weijer P. H. M. Ziekenhuis Centrum, Apeldoorn, The Netherlands aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Arnolds H. Th Organon Netherlands, Oss, The Netherlands, The Netherlands aut NATIONALLICENCE 773 0- International Urogynecology Journal Springer-Verlag 11/1(2000-01-01), 9-14 0937-3462 11:1<9 2000 11 192 Metadata rights reserved Springer special CC-BY-NC licence nationallicence BK010053 XK010053 XK010000 NATIONALLICENCE NATIONALLICENCE NL-springer