ArticleScientific reports2017
Six Out of Ten Women with Recurrent Urinary Tract Infections Complain of Distressful Sexual Dysfunction - A Case-Control Study.
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- Recurrent urinary tract infections in primary care: a qualitative study of women's experiences.BMC primary care · 2026Article
- Sexual Wellbeing and Urinary Tract Infections: A Scoping Review.International urogynecology journal · 2026Review
- From Dismissal to Partnership: Patient Experiences of Recurrent Urinary Tract Infection Healthcare Informed by the Theoretical Domains Framework and Behaviour Change Theory.Health expectations : an international journal of public participation in health care and health policy · 2026Article
- Development and psychometric validation of a patient-reported outcome measure of recurrent urinary tract infection impact: the Recurrent UTI Impact Questionnaire.Quality of life research : an international journal of quality of life aspects of treatment, care and rehabilitation · 2023Article
- Psychosocial burden and healthcare disillusionment in recurrent UTI: a large-scale international survey of patient perspectives.Frontiers in urology · 2023Article
- Qualitative Analysis of a Twitter-Disseminated Survey Reveals New Patient Perspectives on the Impact of Urinary Tract Infection.Antibiotics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Article
- Diagnosis of acute cystitis in primary care: symptom-based versus urinalysis-based diagnosis.Primary health care research & development · 2022Observational
- Sexual dysfunction in female patients of reproductive age group with recurrent urinary tract infection-a cross-sectional study.AJOG global reports · 2022Article
- Relationship between hyperuricemia with deposition and sexual dysfunction in males and females.Journal of endocrinological investigation · 2022Review
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- Understanding patient and healthcare provider perspectives of uncomplicated urinary tract infection: patient journey, disease management, and the impact of antimicrobial resistance.Therapeutic advances in infectious diseaseArticle
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Abstract
Uncomplicated recurrent urinary tract infections (rUTIs) are common among reproductive-aged women. We aimed to assess the prevalence and predictors of sexual dysfunction (FSD) in a cohort of women with rUTIs and compare their psychometric scores to those of matched controls. Data from 147 rUTIs women and 150 healthy controls were analysed. Participants completed the International Prostatic Symptoms Score (IPSS), the Female Sexual Function Index (FSFI) and the Female Sexual Distress Scale (SDS). Descriptive statistics and logistic regression models tested prevalence and predictors of distressful FSD. Women with rUTIs had lower FSFI scores (p < 0.001) and a greater proportion of pathological FSFI (78.9% vs. 21.4%; p < 0.001) and SDS scores (77.8% vs. 21.4%; p < 0.001) than controls. Of rUTIs patients, 88 (60%), 77 (52.2%), and 75 (51.1%) reported pathological scores for FSFI-pain, lubrication and arousal, respectively; moreover, 64% had concomitant pathological FSFI and SDS scores. Age, IPSS severity, rUTIs, a history of ≥6 UTIs/year and a history of constipation were independent predictors of pathologic FSFI and SDS (all p ≤ 0.05). In conclusion, up to 80% of women with rUTIs showed pathologic FSFI and SDS scores, with 60% reporting scores suggestive of distressful FSD. Having ≥6 UTIs/year and a history of constipation independently predicted distressful FSD.
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