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Assess female Saudi athletes’ understanding of pelvic floor muscle exercises and their significance in preventing pelvic floor dysfunction.

March 6, 2026BMC Women s HealthOpen Access

Female Saudi athletes’ awareness of the importance of pelvic floor muscle exercises to prevent pelvic floor dysfunction: a cross-sectional online survey

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Cross-sectional survey assesses prevention knowledge of pelvic floor dysfunction in female Saudi athletes, indicating an educational gap.

Assess female Saudi athletes’ understanding of pelvic floor muscle exercises and their significance in preventing pelvic floor dysfunction.
Conducted a cross-sectional online survey from September to December 2024.
Included 76 adult female Saudi athletes from the Riyadh region.
Employed three questionnaires to evaluate knowledge of pelvic floor dysfunction and its exercises.
Participants had limited knowledge of pelvic floor muscles and their dysfunction patterns.
Awareness of urinary incontinence was adequate, but understanding of pelvic organ prolapse was low.
Female Saudi athletes showed the lowest scores in pelvic floor muscle knowledge, indicating an educational gap.

Alagil et al. (2026) studied this question.

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