Research Progress of Postpartum Stress Urinary Incontinence

Abstract

Postpartum stress urinary incontinence (SUI) is one of the gynecological disorders that plague postpartum women, which severely affects womens daily work and life and may even cause anxiety and depression among women while decreasing their quality of life. In recent years, conservative treatment methods have been explored and applied extensively in postpartum SUI rehabilitation. Experimental data suggest that providing specific treatments for specific groups can greatly improve the efficiency of treatment and that classifying different types of treatments can also effectively promote the advancement of related diagnostic methods. This article systematically reviews the literature on the pathological mechanisms, and conservative treatment of postpartum urinary incontinence (UI), and discusses the optimal treatment methods for different etiologies, providing some insights for the rehabilitation and management of patients with postpartum SUI.