Electrical stimulation in the treatment of XXXX due to levator ani @entity2473 .

@entity1 @entity2371 @entity2473 @entity158 @entity1118
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate experience with intravaginal electrical stimulation for the relief of @entity158 when used as adjunctive therapy in @entity1 with @entity1118 and levator ani @entity2473 . STUDY DESIGN: A retrospective cohort of consecutively treated @entity1 from 1999 and 2000 was identified using billing records. Systematic chart review was completed using standardized data collection forms for all @entity1 receiving electrical stimulation for @entity158 from levator ani @entity2473 . Data collected were objective for major variables and subjective for outcomes. Demographic data were reported as means and standard deviations. Stimulation characteristics were compared using ANOVA. Survival analysis was performed using life table methods. RESULTS: Medical records from 66 consecutive @entity1 treated during an 18-month interval were reviewed. Demographic characteristics included mean age of 38.7 years, 13 years of education and parity of 2. Married @entity1 composed 75% of the study group, with 81% white, 10% Hispanic and 9% black. Of the 66 @entity1 studied, 50 had follow-up documentation with an average duration of 14.5 weeks. Overall, 34 @entity1 (52%) demonstrated improvement in @entity2371 following vaginal electrical stimulation. Using survival analysis, 51% of @entity1 had persistent improvement 30 weeks after treatment. There were no differences in age, race, education or parity between @entity1 reporting a sustained benefit of stimulation and those not reporting a benefit. CONCLUSION: Vaginal electrical stimulation may help a selected population of @entity1 with @entity2371 due to levator ani @entity2473 .
