COUGH ANAL REFLEX: STRICT RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN INTRAVESICAL PRESSURE AND PELVIC FLOOR MUSCLE ELECTROMYOGRAPHIC ACTIVITY DURING COUGH. URODYNAMIC AND ELECTROPHYSIOLOGICAL STUDY

Pelvic floor muscle contraction increases with the importance of intra-abdominal pressure generated during stress. This gradual adaptation of pelvic floor muscles is probably 1 of the main factors which contributes to stress urinary and fecal continence in women. It must be preprogrammed by the central nervous system to maintain continence during various stresses.