DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT OF PELVIC CONDITIONS

A system to determine status of a pelvic condition in a subject characterised by abnormal contractility activity of a target pelvic structure is described. The system comprises a sensing module to measure electrical activity of the subjects pelvis at a plurality of time points during the subjects hormonal cycle, a signal processing module configured to receive electrical activity measurements from the sensing module and isolate from the electrical activity measurements electrical contractility parameter measurements representative of the target pelvic structure, and a processor module operably connected to the signal processing module. The processor is configured to receive as an input the electrical contractility parameter measurements representative of the target pelvic structure, generate a data profile of the subject comprising the electrical contractility parameter measurements representative of the target pelvic structure, compare the data profile with a database of reference data profiles comprising reference data profiles of subjects with different pelvic condition status, output the status of the pelvic condition in the subject based on the comparison. In any embodiment, the signal processing module is configured to isolate from the electrical activity measurements slow wave electrical contractility parameter measurements representative of the target pelvic structure. Systems and methods for treating pelvic conditions comprising stimulation of a pelvic structure to normalise pelvic structure contractility are also described.