ArticleArchives of gynecology and obstetrics2013
Sexual function and quality of life following retropubic TVT and single-incision sling in women with stress urinary incontinence: results of a prospective study.
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- Single-incision mini-slings versus standard synthetic mid-urethral slings for surgical treatment of stress urinary incontinence in women: The SIMS RCT.Health technology assessment (Winchester, England) · 2022Trial
- Impact of Single-Incision Sling Placement on Female Sexual Function in Women with Stress Urinary Incontinence.International urogynecology journal · 2025Review
- Minimally Invasive Treatment of Stress Urinary Incontinence in Women: A Prospective Comparative Analysis between Bulking Agent and Single-Incision Sling.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Twenty-Five Years of the Midurethral Sling: Lessons Learned.International neurourology journal · 2022Article
- Quality of Life, Psychological Wellbeing, and Sexuality in Women with Urinary Incontinence-Where Are We Now: A Narrative Review.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2022Review
- Sexual Disorders in Women with Overactive Bladder and Urinary Stress Incontinence Compared to Controls: A Prospective Study.Geburtshilfe und Frauenheilkunde · 2021Article
- Is the fixation of single incision TVT-S tape as good as that of transobturator tape? An ultrasound study of randomized trial results.International urogynecology journal · 2021Article
- Impact of Midurethral Sling Implantation on Sexual Function in Women with Stress Urinary Incontinence.Journal of clinical medicine · 2020Article
- A Meta-Analysis Detailing Overall Sexual Function and Orgasmic Function in Women Undergoing Midurethral Sling Surgery for Stress Incontinence.Sexual medicine · 2017Review
- Female sexual function following mid-urethral slings for the treatment of stress urinary incontinence.International journal of impotence research · 2016Review
- Stress urinary incontinence and LUTS in women--effects on sexual function.Nature reviews. Urology · 2014Review
- Urinary disorders and female sexual function.Current urology reports · 2013Review
- Female sexual function following a novel transobturator sling procedure without paraurethral dissection (modified-TOT).International braz j urol : official journal of the Brazilian Society of UrologyArticle
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Abstract
purposeThe objective of this prospective cohort study was to compare effectiveness, morbidity, quality of life (QoL) and sexual function in women treated with tension-free vaginal tape (TVT) versus single-incision sling (SIS) in the treatment of female stress urinary incontinence (SUI).
methodsRetropubic TVT sling or SIS was implanted in local anesthesia and patients were followed post-operatively for 6 months. Evaluation was performed to assess post-operative rate of continence, complications, changes in sexual function and patient reported quality of life. Female sexual function was evaluated before and after sling procedure using Female Sexual Function Index (FSFI) in sexually active patients.
resultsFrom January 2009 to December 2011, 150 patients were enrolled and underwent a procedure to implant the retropubic TVT (n = 75) or the MiniArc(®) and Ajust(®) SIS (n = 75). Overall, 93.3 % of the patients who successfully received SIS demonstrated total restoration (84 %) or improvement of continence (9.3 %) at the 6 month post-operative study visit. In TVT group we found 88 % total continence and 6.7 % improvement, respectively. Improvements were seen in the QoL scores related to global bladder feeling (89.3 %) in SIS group and 96 % for TVT. Post-operative FSFI score improves significantly and were comparable in both groups (SIS pre-operative 24.30 ± 4.56 to 27.22 ± 4.66 (P < 0.001) post-operative; TVT 24.63 ± 6.62 to 28.47 ± 4.41, respectively).
conclusionsThe SIS procedure appears to be as effective in improving incontinence-related quality of life and sexual function as the TVT through 6 months of post-operative follow-up. No differences in complications and sexual function were demonstrated between the groups.
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