Editing Pelvic floor dysfunction (section)

==Epidemiology==
Pelvic floor dysfunction is defined as a herniation of the pelvic organs through the pelvic organ walls and pelvic floor. The condition is widespread, affecting up to 50 percent of women at some point in their lifetime.<ref name="Boyadzhyan 949–967">{{cite journal | vauthors = Boyadzhyan L, Raman SS, Raz S | title = Role of static and dynamic MR imaging in surgical pelvic floor dysfunction | journal = Radiographics | volume = 28 | issue = 4 | pages = 949–67 | date = July 2008 | pmid = 18635623 | doi = 10.1148/rg.284075139 }}</ref> About 11 percent of women will undergo surgery for urinary incontinence or pelvic organ prolapse by age 80.<ref>{{cite journal | vauthors = Fialkow MF, Newton KM, Lentz GM, Weiss NS | title = Lifetime risk of surgical management for pelvic organ prolapse or urinary incontinence | journal = International Urogynecology Journal and Pelvic Floor Dysfunction | volume = 19 | issue = 3 | pages = 437–40 | date = March 2008 | pmid = 17896064 | doi = 10.1007/s00192-007-0459-9 | s2cid = 10995869 }}</ref> Women who experience pelvic floor dysfunction are more likely to report issues with [[arousal]] combined with [[dyspareunia]]. For women, there is a 20.5% risk for having a surgical intervention related to [[stress urinary incontinence]]. The literature suggests that white women are at increased risk for stress urinary incontinence.<ref>{{cite journal | vauthors = Kim S, Harvey MA, Johnston S | title = A review of the epidemiology and pathophysiology of pelvic floor dysfunction: do racial differences matter? | journal = Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Canada | volume = 27 | issue = 3 | pages = 251–9 | date = March 2005 | pmid = 15937599 | doi = 10.1016/S1701-2163(16)30518-7 }}</ref>

Though pelvic floor dysfunction is thought to more commonly affect women, 16% of men have been identified with pelvic floor dysfunction.<ref name="Grimes 2021">{{cite book | vauthors = Grimes WR, Stratton M | chapter = Pelvic Floor Dysfunction|date=2021| chapter-url = http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK559246/| title = StatPearls | location = Treasure Island (FL)|publisher=StatPearls Publishing|pmid=32644672|access-date=2021-09-17}}</ref> Pelvic floor dysfunction and its multiple consequences, including urinary incontinence, is a concerning health issue becoming more evident as the population of advancing age individuals rises.