ArticleInternational urogynecology journal2013
The association between fecal incontinence and sexual activity and function in women attending a tertiary referral center.
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- Tools for fecal incontinence assessment: lessons for inflammatory bowel disease trials based on a systematic review.United European gastroenterology journal · 2020Pooled it
- Can incontinence be cured? A systematic review of cure rates.BMC medicine · 2017Pooled it
- Norwegian Translation and Validation of the Pelvic Organ Prolapse/Incontinence Sexual Questionnaire-IUGA Revised (PISQ-IR).International urogynecology journal · 2025Article
- Association between bowel movement disorders and depressive symptoms: a cross-sectional study.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2024Article
- Female Sexual Dysfunctions and Urogynecological Complaints: A Narrative Review.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2022Review
- French validation of the Pelvic Organ Prolapse/Incontinence Sexual Questionnaire-IUGA revised (PISQ-IR).International urogynecology journal · 2021Article
- Coital resumption after delivery among OASIS patients: differences between instrumental and spontaneous delivery.BMC women's health · 2019Observational
- A review of the effect of faecal incontinence and constipation on sexual function.International journal of colorectal disease · 2019Review
- An international Urogynecological association (IUGA)/international continence society (ICS) joint report on the terminology for the assessment of sexual health of women with pelvic floor dysfunction.International urogynecology journal · 2018Article
- Evaluation of sexual dysfunction in female patients presenting with faecal incontinence or defecation disorder.International journal of colorectal disease · 2017Article
- Long term effect of vaginal delivery and cesarean section on female sexual function in primipara mothers.Electronic physician · 2017Article
- Fecal Incontinence: Epidemiology, Impact, and Treatment.Clinics in colon and rectal surgery · 2016Article
- German translation and validation of the Pelvic Organ Prolapse/Incontinence Sexual Questionnaire-IUGA revised (PISQ-IR).International urogynecology journal · 2016Article
- Anal Intercourse and Fecal Incontinence: Evidence from the 2009-2010 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey.The American journal of gastroenterology · 2016Article
- Can we predict and prevent pelvic floor dysfunction?International urogynecology journal · 2015Article
- The Pelvic Organ Prolapse/Urinary Incontinence Sexual Questionnaire (PISQ-12): validation of the Dutch version.International urogynecology journal · 2015Article
- Sexual function in women with anal incontinence using a new instrument: the PISQ-IR.International urogynecology journal · 2015Article
- Written versus oral disclosure of fecal and urinary incontinence in women with dual incontinence.International urogynecology journal · 2014Article
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Abstract
introduction and hypothesisTo determine whether fecal incontinence (FI) is associated with sexual activity and to compare sexual function in women with and without FI.
methodsWe conducted a retrospective chart review of all new patients seen in an academic urogynecology clinic. Women who reported fecal incontinence, as defined by loss of fecal material on the Wexner scale, were compared with those without fecal incontinence. We compared sexual activity and Pelvic Organ Prolapse Incontinence Sexual Questionnaire-12 (PISQ-12) scores between groups.
resultsIn our population of women with pelvic floor disorder, 588 women reported FI compared with 527 who did not. On multivariate analysis, FI was not associated with sexual activity status, but was associated with worsened PISQ-12 scores (p < 0.001). PISQ-12 item analysis found that women with FI reported more dyspareunia, fear, and avoidance of sexual activity with greater partner problems (all p <0.05) than women without FI.
conclusionsWomen with FI were as likely to engage in sexual relations as women without FI; however, sexually active women with FI had poorer sexual function than those without FI.
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