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Magnetotherapy application to the pelvic floor dysfunctions: a systematic review

Carla Ferrara 1
,
Alberto Cutaia 2
,
Rosella Calciano 1
,
Alessandra Zeni 2
,
Mariantonietta Ariani 2
,
Edoardo Conticini 3
,
Valentina Billone 3
,
Elena Chitoran 4, 5
,
Giuseppe Gullo 3
,
Gianpaolo Ronconi 1, 2

  1. Fondazione Policlinico Universitario “Agostino Gemelli” IRCCS, Department of Geriatrics, Orthopaedics and Rheumatology, Rome, Italy

  2. University Department of Geriatric and Orthopaedic Sciences, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Rome, Italy

  3. AOOR Villa Sofia Cervello, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Palermo, Palermo, Italy

  4. Surgery Department, “Carol Davila” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Bucharest, Romani

  5. General Surgery and Surgical Oncology Department I, Bucharest Institute of Oncology “Prof. Dr. Al. Trestioreanu”, Bucharest, Romania

Menopause Rev 2026; 25(2)

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5114/pm.2026.163856
Data publikacji online: 2026/08/10
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