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Trial reportMedical science monitor : international medical journal of experimental and clinical research2013

A quantitative approach to measure women's sexual function using electromyography: a preliminary study of the Kegel exercise.

Mas Sahidayana Mohktar, Fatimah Ibrahim, Nur Farahana Mohd Rozi, Juhaida Mohd Yusof, Siti Anom Ahmad, Khong Su Yen, Siti Zawiah Omar

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Trial report in Medical science monitor : international medical journal of experimental and clinical research, 2013. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

7 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 29 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Sexual Dysfunction in Women with Cancer: A Systematic Review of Longitudinal Studies.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Mas Sahidayana MohktarMedical Informatics and Biological Micro-Electro-Mechanical Systems Specialized Laboratory, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Fatimah IbrahimMedical Informatics and Biological Micro-Electro-Mechanical Systems Specialized Laboratory, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Nur Farahana Mohd RoziMedical Informatics and Biological Micro-Electro-Mechanical Systems Specialized Laboratory, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Juhaida Mohd YusofMedical Informatics and Biological Micro-Electro-Mechanical Systems Specialized Laboratory, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Siti Anom AhmadMedical Informatics and Biological Micro-Electro-Mechanical Systems Specialized Laboratory, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Khong Su YenDepartment of Obstetric and Gynaecology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Siti Zawiah OmarDepartment of Obstetric and Gynaecology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
University Malaya Medical Centre · MY

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundCurrently, the reference standard used to clinically assess sexual function among women is a qualitative questionnaire. Hence, a generalised and quantitative measurement tool needs to be available as an alternative. This study investigated whether an electromyography (EMG) measurement technique could be used to help quantify women's sexual function. MATERIAL AND

methodsA preliminary intervention study was conducted on 12 female subjects, who were randomised into a control (n=6) and an intervention (n=6) group. Intervention involved a set regimen of pelvic floor muscle exercises (Kegel) and the control group did not have any treatment. All subjects were asked to answer a validated, self-rated Pelvic Organ Prolapse/Urinary Incontinence Sexual Function Questionnaire (PISQ). EMG measurements of the pelvic floor muscles (PFM) and the abdominal muscles were taken from all women at recruitment and 8 weeks after study commencement.

resultsAfter 8 weeks, most of the subjects in the control group did not display any noted positive difference in either PISQ score (4/6) or in their muscle strength (4/6). However, a noted progressive difference were observed in subjects who were placed in the Kegel group; PISQ score (5/6) and muscles strength (4/6).

conclusionsThe noted difference in the Kegel group subjects was that if progress is observed in the sexual function, improvement is also observed in the strength of at least 2 types of muscles (either abdominal or PFM muscles). Thus, EMG measurement is a potential technique to quantify the changes in female sexual function. Further work will be conducted to validate this assumption.

Indexed as

Abdominal MusclesAdultElectromyographyExercise TherapyFemaleHumansMalaysiaPelvic FloorSexual Dysfunction, PhysiologicalSurveys and Questionnaires

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PMID24335927
PMCPMC3867621
OpenAlexW2137982589

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