Outcomes
The survey elicited information about proven risk factors for POP (e.g. body mass index, age, obstetric history [The pelvic floor examination was performed by a qualified physician using the POP-Q classification. The examiner was blinded for information about the surgical history and other results of the questionnaire. A POP was diagnosed when Ba, C or Bp were ≥ stage 2; according to the POP-Q classification [The primary outcome of this study was to determine the presence and type of PFS, and to correlate this to the presence or absence of POP per compartment.Response bias was estimated using the questionnaires of women who did not attend the POP-Q examination, by comparing the percentage of women with bulging symptoms.