Pelvic floor disorders include urinary incontinence, pelvic organ prolapse, and bowel dysfunction, all of which can cause considerable disability and anxiety. One third of all women will suffer from these disorders at some point in their life. Significant research efforts are underway to improve our understanding pathophysiology, evaluation, and effective treatments for women with pelvic floor disorders. More than ever before, research has contributed meaningful developments in treatment modalities and evaluation of treatment outcomes, including patient-reported outcomes. These advances are largely due to the efforts of an increasing number of clinician scientists, who design and conduct high-quality clinical trials. In addition to learning more about basic pathophysiology, significant technical advances have occurred, which offer excellent treatment efficacy with reduced morbidity. New modalities of diagnosis such as MRI and ultrasound also contribute to our understanding of the pathophysiology and anatomy of pelvic floor. This work is facilitated by the efforts of multidisciplinary teams composed of a widening group of pelvic floor specialists, including radiologists, physiotherapists, urologists, and urogynecologists. The clinical advances in urogynecology are on a steep uprise and can be expected to significantly improve the well-being of women who suffer from pelvic floor disorders. The main focus of this special issue will be on the new and existing diagnostic and treatment methods for pelvic floor disorder. This special issue will become an international forum for researchers to summarize the most recent developments and ideas in the field, with a special emphasis given to the innovative diagnostic modalities and treatments. Potential topics include, but are not limited to:

• Etiology of pelvic organ prolapse and urinary incontinence
• 3D ultrasound and MRI as clinical and research tools in urogynecology
• Urodynamics testing and its role in our daily practice
• Overactive bladder new treatments
• Robotic surgery in urogynecology
• New surgical treatment for pelvic organ prolapse (with and without meshes)
• New surgical treatment for urinary incontinence
• Stem cells and pelvic floor
• Basic science and translational research in the field of urogynecology
• Sexual function and urogynecology
• Quality of life and pelvic floor disorder

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