ArticleSexual medicine2017
What Is the Real Impact of Urinary Incontinence on Female Sexual Dysfunction? A Case Control Study.
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- Beyond the bladder: incontinence-specific, physical, and psychological contributors to sexual function in women with urinary incontinence.The journal of sexual medicine · 2026Trial
- Combined Sensate Focus and Pelvic Floor Muscle Training versus Pelvic Floor Muscle Training Alone for Sexual Function in Women with Stress Urinary Incontinence: A Randomized Controlled Trial.International journal of women's health · 2026Trial
- Psychometric Properties of the Hungarian Version of Incontinence Impact Questionnaire Short Form (IIQ-7) Among Hungarian Women: A Validation Study.Health science reports · 2026Article
- Risk Factors and Quality of Life in Women with Urinary Incontinence in Kazakhstan: A Multicenter Case-Control Study.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2026Article
- Ventral onlay buccal mucosa graft urethroplasty for female urethral stricture improves female sexual functions.International journal of impotence research · 2026Article
- Factors associated with erectile dysfunction in men with lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS): a Symptoms of Lower Urinary Tract Dysfunction Research Network (LURN) study.Translational andrology and urology · 2025Article
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- Brazilian Portuguese Translation and Validation of the Pelvic Organ Prolapse/Incontinence Sexual Questionnaire-IUGA revised.International urogynecology journal · 2024Article
- Worldwide Prevalence of Pelvic Organ Prolapse: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Iranian journal of public health · 2024Review
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- Strength and Bioelectrical Activity of the Pelvic Floor Muscles and Sexual Function in Women with and without Stress Urinary Incontinence: An Observational Cross-Sectional Study.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Beliefs and strategies about urinary incontinence: a possible moderation role between symptoms and sexual function, and quality of life.Frontiers in psychology · 2023Article
- How Urinary Incontinence Affects Sexual Activity in Polish Women: Results from a Cross-Sectional Study.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
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- Comparative Assessment of Female Sexual Function Following Transobturator Midurethral Sling for Stress Urinary Incontinence.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Article
- Sexual functions and quality of life of women over 50 years with urinary incontinence, lower urinary tract symptoms and/or pelvic organ prolapse.International journal of impotence research · 2020Article
- Quality of Life among Obstetric Fistula Patients at Kitovu Mission Hospital: A Health Facility-Based Cross-Sectional Study in Masaka District, Uganda.Obstetrics and gynecology international · 2020Article
- Multidisciplinary management of women with pelvic organ prolapse, urinary incontinence and lower urinary tract symptoms.A clinical and psychological overview.Przeglad menopauzalny = Menopause review · 2019Review
- Prevalence and Risk Factors of Stress Urinary Incontinence Among Perimenopausal Women and Its Influence on Daily Life in Women with Sexual Desire Problem.Current medical science · 2019Article
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Abstract
introductionUrinary incontinence (UI) has been associated with negative effects on women's sexuality. Women's sexuality and sexual function are a complex issue, and the role of UI is not completely clear.
aimTo assess the impact of UI on female sexual function by comparing this population with a control group of continent women.
methodsWe performed a case-control study from August 2012 to September 2013. We evaluated continent and incontinent women (age range = 30-70 years) for their sexuality.
main outcome measuresAll patients were evaluated by anamnesis, physical examination, and self-report quality-of-life questionnaires. In addition, incontinent women underwent a 1-hour pad test. Patients without sexual activity were evaluated for the role of UI in their sexual abstinence. Sexual abstinence was defined as the absence of sexual activity for more than 6 months. All sexually active women completed the self-report Sexuality Quotient-Female Version (SQ-F) questionnaire.
resultsA total of 356 women were included in the study (incontinent, n = 243; continent, n = 113). Sexual abstinence was found in 162 women (45%). Incontinent women presented a higher prevalence (P < .001) of sexual abstinence than their counterparts (129 [53%] and 33 [29.2%], respectively). Age, marital status, and UI were found to be isolated predictive factors for more sexual abstinence in incontinent women. Sexually active women (incontinent, n = 114; continent, n = 80) presented similar demographic data. Despite a similar frequency of sexual activity, incontinent women had less sexual desire, foreplay, harmony with a partner, sexual comfort, and sexual satisfaction than their counterparts. Women with greater urinary leakage during the 1-hour pad test (weight > 11 g) had the worst sexual function (SQ-F) score.
conclusionWomen with UI were more likely to be sexual abstinent than continent women. Furthermore, women with UI showed less sexual desire, sexual comfort, and sexual satisfaction than their counterparts despite having a similar frequency of sexual activity.
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