Voigt R, Halaska M, Wilke I, Eisenwinder B, Martan A, Voigt P, Michels W
Univ.-Frauenklinik, Friedrich-Schiller-Universität, Jena.
Geburtshilfe Frauenheilkd. 1994 Jul;54(7):390-3. doi: 10.1055/s-2007-1022863.
The conservative treatment of women suffering from stress incontinence is very often highly successful. Vaginal cones (Femcon) are widely used for training the pelvic floor muscles. We investigated 60 women (mean age 50.7 years). After an exercise course with cones of 3 to 4 months, 75% of these patients reported good results with respect to pelvic floor function and stress incontinence. We found no differences between the parameters of cystometry and urethrocystometry at rest. The uroflow is also not affected. Objectively, we could only determine a statistically significant increase of the transmission ratio. This fact can be explained by the active contraction of the pelvic floor muscles, which are trained by means of the cones.
