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Pelvic floor muscle training: mechanisms of action for the improvement of genitourinary syndrome of menopause

J. MercierCentre de recherche, Institut universitaire de gériatrie de Montréal, School of Rehabilitation, Faculty of Medicine, Université de Montréal, Montreal, QC, Canada; View further author information
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M. MorinCentre de recherche, Centre hospitalier universitaire de Sherbrooke, School of Rehabilitation, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, QC, Canada; View further author information
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A. TangDepartment of Radiology, Centre hospitalier de l’Université de Montréal, Montreal, QC, Canada; View further author information
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B. ReichetzerDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Centre hospitalier de l’Université de Montréal, Montreal, QC, Canada; View further author information
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M.-C. LemieuxDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Maisonneuve-Rosemont Hospital, Montreal, QC, Canada; View further author information
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K. SamirDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Sir Mortimer B. Davis-Jewish General Hospital, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada; View further author information
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D. ZakiDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Centre hospitalier de l’Université de Montréal, Montreal, QC, Canada; View further author information
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F. GougeonDepartment of Pathology and Cell Biology, Université de Montréal, Montreal, QC, CanadaView further author information
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C. DumoulinCentre de recherche, Institut universitaire de gériatrie de Montréal, School of Rehabilitation, Faculty of Medicine, Université de Montréal, Montreal, QC, Canada; Correspondence[email protected]
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Pages 468-473 | Received 22 Nov 2019, Accepted 25 Jan 2020, Published online: 27 Feb 2020

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J. Mercier, C. Dumoulin & G. Carrier-Noreau. (2023) Pelvic floor muscle rehabilitation for genitourinary syndrome of menopause: why, how and when?. Climacteric 26:4, pages 302-308.
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Shanice Cox, Ryan Nasseri, Rachel S. Rubin & Yahir Santiago-Lastra. (2023) Genitourinary Syndrome of Menopause. Medical Clinics of North America 107:2, pages 357-369.
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Marie-Pierre Cyr, Rosalie Dostie, Chantal Camden, Chantale Dumoulin, Paul Bessette, Annick Pina, Walter Henry Gotlieb, Korine Lapointe-Milot, Marie-Hélène Mayrand & Mélanie Morin. (2022) Improvements following multimodal pelvic floor physical therapy in gynecological cancer survivors suffering from pain during sexual intercourse: Results from a one-year follow-up mixed-method study. PLOS ONE 17:1, pages e0262844.
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