SHORT TERM EFFECTIVENESS OF LOCAL AUTOLOGICAL PLATELET-RICH PLASMA (PRP) INJECTION IN THE TREATMENT OF WOMEN WITH STRESS URINARY INCONTINENCE

ABSTRACT Aim: We aimed to evaluate the short term efficacy of periurethral autolog plasma rich plasma (PRP) as an alternative to surgical treatment in women with stress urinary incontinence. Materials and Methods: Thirty-six patients diagnosed with SUI and Stress-weighted Mixed Incontinence, determined by Urodynamics, participated in the study. PRP was applied to the patients at the beginning and at the end of the first month. The efficacy of the treatment was evaluated by quality of life questionnaires and the cough-stress test (CST) to the patients at the beginning, the 1st month and the 3rd month after the procedure. Results: In the ICIQ-SF questionnaire, the preoperative mean score was 15.36± 3.53 decreased to 10.53±3.52 at the end of the 3rd month (p