Primary Recipient

CHARLES DREW UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE AND SCIENCE

Amount

$95,880.00

Award Date

7/14/2009

Administering Agency

Health and Human Services, Department of / National Institutes of Health

CDFA Number

93.701

CDFA Program Title

Trans-NIH Recovery Act Research Support

Description

Recent evidence demonstrates that the functional impairment or atrophy of pelvic muscles, such as levator ani, urethral supports and urethral sphincter, are responsible for stress urinary incontinence (SUI) in women. SUI is a common condition with signifi