Conservative Treatment in Stress Urinary Incontinence—Narrative Literature Review
Conservative management, centered on PFMT, should be offered as initial treatment to most women with mild to moderate SUI, with additional modalities being used selectively according to symptom profile, comorbidities and patient preference. A stepwise, individualized approach can control symptoms in many women and may delay or avoid surgical therapy.
Authors
- Irina Pacu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4253-6810)
- Mihaela Amza (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9665-9103)
- Giorgia Zampieri (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7117-6519)
- Daniela Poenaru (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4135-5695)
- Cristian Valentin Toma (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4396-8081)
- Fernanda-Ecaterina Augustin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0008-5544-4270)
- Liana Pleș
- Mircea-Octavian Poenaru (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0007-1999-1915)
- Romina-Marina Sima
- Andrei Sebastian Diaconescu
Institutions
- Carol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy (RO)
- Clinical Emergency Hospital Bucharest (RO)
- Institutul Clinic Fundeni (RO)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Life
- Published
- 2026-01-02
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3390/life16010069
- Primary Topic
- Pelvic floor disorders treatments
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00