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7Ashows cumulative data on p27 expression in levator ani muscle from asymptomatic and symptomatic patients.
Severe alteration in the levator ani integrity is associated also with fecal incontinence [ 11 12 13 ] .
From the ovarian sex steroids, the role of diminishing estrogen levels is questionable, since the levator ani muscle fibers do not express estrogen receptor alpha [ 2 26 ] . It is not known if estrogen receptor beta is expressed, but levator ani muscle fibers show nuclear expression of progesterone and androgen receptors [ 26 ] . Altered ovarian function in the premenopause can be observed as early as age 43 years, and includes hyperestrogenism and hypergonadotropism, accompanied by decreased progesterone secretion [ 27 ] . During the transition from pre- to postmenopause both estrogen and androgen levels also decline [ 28 ] . These hormonal alterations may well be responsible for the increased gynecological morbidity that characterizes this period of life, including structural and molecular changes in levator ani muscle and increasing incidence of pelvic floor disorders.
Aims of the present study were to investigate p27 expression in levator ani muscle of symptomatic women, determine changes with age, and compare the p27 expression with histochemical detection of fast- and slow twitch muscle fibers in parallel sections.
In reconstructive surgery, on entering the space of Retzius, the fat was pushed aside to expose the superior fascia of the levator ani.