title: [Female pelvic floor insufficiency: the benefit of general practitioner - urogynecologist interaction].
abstract: Incontinence for urine and stool as well as genital prolapse and pain has been widely discussed in public media. Nevertheless patients suffering from these problems are still not ready to actively seek help. Therefore the general practitioner plays a major role to identify these women especially when medical help is necessary. According to the guidelines of the International Consultation of Incontinence the general practitioner also plays a major role when it comes to basic treatment options. Networking these patients with the urogenecology specialist is mandatory in order to get the best results possible for an individual patient.
authors.affiliation: Neue Frauenklinik, Luzerner Kantonsspital, Luzern. bernhard.schuessler@ksl.ch
authors.forename: Bernhard
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Schuessler
mesh_terms: D000465:Algorithms; D005194:Family Practice; D005242:Fecal Incontinence / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D005260:Female; D006176:Gynecology; D006801:Humans; D010348:Patient Care Team; D017773:Pelvic Floor; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D012735:Sexual Dysfunction, Physiological / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014549:Urinary Incontinence / Q000145:classification / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D014572:Urology