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A series of experiments have been performed upon 20 of the women with urinary incontinence who are acting as volunteers in 'P' hospital in Pusan area, to observe the effects of the Pelvic Floor Muscle Exercise Program using vaginal cone for 8 weeks from May, 2005 to June 2005, and the following conclusions were made.
1. The average age of the people for the experiment was 52.1, all of whom have given births while 90% of them were natural births, and it was shown that women who in the daily life do exercise had slight symptoms of urinary incontinence compared to those who do not exercise, and women who have more than 4 children had more severe urinary incontinence symptoms.
2. After the pelvic floor muscle reinforcing exercise, significant improvements have been made regarding urinary symptoms, sexual functions, comforts in daily life, maximum vaginal pressure, maximum vaginal contraction time compared to before the exercise.
3. As for the degree of vaginal cone instability, it was effectively shown that at the 1st round, tool damage complaint was 55%, insanitation complaint was 20%, and the complaint on tool size and vaginal feeling was 5%, however at the 5th round, tool damage complaint was 25%, insanitation complaint, 0%, and the complaint on tool size and vaginal feeling was 75%.
4. Regarding the inconvenience when exercising using vaginal cone, it was effectively shown that at the 1st round, pelvic floor muscle stiffness, insecure sense of wearing, inconvenience of tool washing, and pain were respectively 20%, 20%, 10%, and 5%, and at the 5th round, inconvenience of tool washing was 95%, and the stiffness of pelvic floor muscle was 5%.
As above, the pelvic floor muscle exercise program using vaginal cone is expected to improve and treat the symptoms for stress urinary incontinence, and is thought to be the most suitable treatment and prevention method with an effect of medical cost reduction, unattackableness to patients, and low risk in socio-economic standpoint. In order to effectively raise the effects of pelvic floor muscle reinforcement exercise using vaginal cone later on, more specific researches need to be conducted for the safeness on uses and improvement of inconveniences.