Pelvic organ support in nulliparous pregnant and nonpregnant women: a case control study.
OBJECTIVE
Our purpose was to compare pelvic organ support in nulliparous pregnant and nonpregnant women at a single institution.


METHODS
This was a case-control study. Pregnant patients and nonpregnant control subjects were matched according to age and race. Subjects underwent pelvic organ support evaluation by use of the pelvic organ prolapse quantification (POPQ) examination as part of routine prenatal or gynecologic care. The Pearson chi(2) statistic was used for statistical analysis, with a P value of 5% set for significance.


RESULTS
A total of 21 pregnant and 21 nonpregnant nulliparous women between the ages of 18 and 29 years were included. All patients in the nonpregnant group had a POPQ stage of 0 or 1, whereas 47.6% of the pregnant subjects had POPQ stage 2 (P <.001). Individual components of the POPQ examination were compared. Significant differences were noted for points Aa and Ba, Ap and Bp, and PB and TVL.


CONCLUSIONS
In nulliparous women, pregnancy is associated with increased POPQ stage compared with nonpregnant control subjects.
O'Boyle
Amy L
AL
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Division of Urogynecology, Madigan Army Medical Center, Tacoma, WA 98431, USA. amyoboyle@aol.com
Woodman
Patrick J
PJ
O'Boyle
John D
JD
Davis
Gary D
GD
Swift
Steven E
SE
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D005260:Female; D005836:Genitalia, Female / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D017773:Pelvic Floor / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D011247:Pregnancy; D011391:Prolapse; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D014596:Uterine Prolapse / Q000145:classification*