Gopal H. Badlani
Editor

2014

Pelvic floor dysfunction is a major healthcare problem, affecting millions of women throughout the world. Incontinence has a larger economic impact than many chronic conditions and diseases. One in every nine American women will undergo surgery for a pelvic floor disorder in her lifetime, with 30 % of those women requiring additional surgical procedures for recurrence of the same condition. . Moreover, it is thought that the demand for surgery for pelvic floor disorders will increase by 45 % in the next 30 years.