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What are the muscles of the pelvic floor and can they be damaged?
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Pelvic floor muscles: The muscles of the pelvic floor are damaged by child birth most commonly. They include the superfiscial (bulbocavernosis, ischiocavernosis, transverse perineal) and deep perineal muscles (pubococcygeus, pubovaginalis, puborectalis, iliococcygeus, ischiococcygeus).
Answered 4/24/2016
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