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ReviewInternational urogynecology journal2015

Sacral neuromodulation and female sexuality.

Giuseppe Lombardi, Enrico Finazzi Agrò, Giulio Del Popolo

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Review in International urogynecology journal, 2015. 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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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

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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.

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  6. Refractory Sexual Arousal Subsequent to Sacral Neuromodulation.Case reports in obstetrics and gynecology · 2019
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  7. Female urinary incontinence and sexuality.International braz j urol : official journal of the Brazilian Society of Urology
    Review
4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Giuseppe LombardiNeuro-Urology Department, Careggi University Hospital, Largo Palagi 1, 50127, Florence, Italy. giuseppelombard63@libero.it.
Enrico Finazzi AgròExperimental Medicine and Surgery Depatment, Tor Vergata University, Rome, Italy.
Giulio Del PopoloNeuro-Urology Department, Careggi University Hospital, Largo Palagi 1, 50127, Florence, Italy.
Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Careggi · ITUniversity of Rome Tor Vergata · IT

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introduction and hypothesisAn up-to-date review of the impact of a permanent sacral neuromodulation (SNM) implant (Medtronic, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA) on female sexual function (FSF).

methodsClinical studies published from January 2001 to February 2014 evaluating the impact and/or safety of permanent SNM on FSF were reviewed.

resultsNine studies were selected that investigated the impact on sexual response when the aim of the SNM was to resolve urinary symptoms mainly due to overactive bladder (seven studies) or faecal incontinence. Most women included were of menopausal age. Three studies included sexually inactive women. Post-SNM follow-up varied from 3 to 36 months. Meta-analysis of efficacy results was not possible primarily due to the heterogeneity of the sexual and pelvic dysfunctions. The most specific questionnaire assessing FSF was the Female Sexual Function Index (FSFI) used in six studies. During follow-up all women showed statistically significant improvement (p < 0.05) in at least one FSFI domain compared to baseline. In one study statistically significant improvement (p < 0.05) in the FSFI pain domain was exclusively detected in women with neurological disease. Two studies, however, using the questionnaire to screen for sexual dysfunction did not find any statistically significant differences after SNM. The most severe problems associated with FSF concern loss of libido and reduction in vaginal lubrication which were resolved in one woman following removal of the SNM implant.

conclusionsActual data are still insufficient to definitely assert the positive effect of SNM on FSF.

Indexed as

Electric Stimulation TherapyLumbosacral PlexusSexual BehaviorFemaleHumansSexual Dysfunction, PhysiologicalFemale sexual dysfunctionFemale sexualityFSFI questionnairePelvic floor dysfunctionSacral neuromodulation

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PMID25876714
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