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@article{Fialkow2008LifetimeRO,
  title={Lifetime risk of surgical management for pelvic organ prolapse or urinary incontinence},
  author={Michael Fialkow and Katherine M. Newton and Gretchen M. Lentz and Noel S. Weiss},
  journal={International Urogynecology Journal},
  year={2008},
  volume={19},
  pages={437-440},
  url={https://api.semanticscholar.org/CorpusID:10995869}
}

The findings agree with a previous estimate that ∼11% of women will undergo surgery for POP or UI by age 80, and suggest an even larger proportion of the women than suggested by this high cumulative incidence of surgery.

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