[Prevalence of urinary symptoms in the third trimester of pregnancy].
BACKGROUND
This study evaluated the prevalence of irritative bladder symptoms of women in the third trimester of pregnancy and the correlation to parity and route of delivery.


METHODS
Between June and October 2003, 340 women attending the prenatal clinic at the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, State University of Campinas (Unicamp) were selected for study.


RESULTS
On the total, 80.6% presented nocturia, 70.3% presented urinary frequency and 44.4% presented urgency. No statistic correlation was observed between irritative bladder symptoms and route of delivery however, when considering parity, nocturia and urinary frequency were significantly more frequent in multiparous women.


CONCLUSIONS
In the population under study pregnancy per se was associated to a high prevalence of irritative bladder symptoms.
Scarpa
Katia Pary
KP
Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Rua Alexandre Fleming 101, 13083-970 Campinas, São Paulo.
Herrmann
Viviane
V
Palma
Paulo César Rodrigues
PC
Ricetto
Cássio Luiz Zanettini
CL
Morais
Sirlei
S
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001938:Brazil / Q000453:epidemiology; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D036861:Delivery, Obstetric / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D010298:Parity; D011247:Pregnancy; D011248:Pregnancy Complications / Q000453:epidemiology*; D011263:Pregnancy Trimester, Third; D015995:Prevalence; D012307:Risk Factors; D014555:Urination Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology*