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ArticleInternational urogynecology journal2018

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.

Rebecca G Rogers, Rachel N Pauls, Ranee Thakar, Melanie Morin, Annette Kuhn, Eckhard Petri, Brigitte Fatton, Kristene Whitmore, Sheryl A Kingsberg, Joseph Lee

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Article in International urogynecology journal, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 31 papers, 4 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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10 authors at 10 institutions in 7 countries.

Rebecca G RogersDepartment of Women's Health, Dell Medical School, University of Texas, 1301 W 38th Street, Suit705, Austin, TX, 78705, USA. rebecca.rogers@austin.utexas.edu.
Rachel N PaulsTriHealth Good Samaritan Hospital, Cincinnati, OH, USA.
Ranee ThakarCroydon University Hospital Croydon, London, UK.
Melanie MorinUniversite de Sherbrooke, Montreal, QC, Canada.
Annette KuhnUniversity Teaching Hospital Berne (Inselspital), Bern, Switzerland.
Eckhard PetriUniversity of Greifswald, Schwerin, Germany.
Brigitte FattonUniversity Hospital Nîmes, Nimes, Languedoc-Roussillon, France.
Kristene WhitmoreDrexel University College of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, USA.
Sheryl A KingsbergCase Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, USA.
Joseph LeeSt Vincents Hospital, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, Australia.
Case Western Reserve University · USCroydon University Hospital · GBDrexel University · USGood Samaritan Hospital · USSt Vincent's Hospital Sydney · AUThe University of Texas at Austin · USUniversität Greifswald · DEUniversité de Nîmes · FRUniversité de Sherbrooke · CAUniversity Hospital of Bern · CH

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introduction and hypothesisThe terminology in current use for sexual function and dysfunction in women with pelvic floor disorders lacks uniformity, which leads to uncertainty, confusion, and unintended ambiguity. The terminology for the sexual health of women with pelvic floor dysfunction needs to be collated in a clinically-based consensus report.

methodsThis report combines the input of members of the Standardization and Terminology Committees of two International Organizations, the International Urogynecological Association (IUGA), and the International Continence Society (ICS), assisted at intervals by many external referees. Internal and external review was developed to exhaustively examine each definition, with decision-making by collective opinion (consensus). Importantly, this report is not meant to replace, but rather complement current terminology used in other fields for female sexual health and to clarify terms specific to women with pelvic floor dysfunction.

resultsA clinically based terminology report for sexual health in women with pelvic floor dysfunction encompassing over 100 separate definitions, has been developed. Key aims have been to make the terminology interpretable by practitioners, trainees, and researchers in female pelvic floor dysfunction. Interval review (5-10 years) is anticipated to keep the document updated and as widely acceptable as possible.

conclusionsA consensus-based terminology report for female sexual health in women with pelvic floor dysfunction has been produced aimed at being a significant aid to clinical practice and a stimulus for research.

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Societies, MedicalTerminology as TopicConsensusFemaleFemale Urogenital DiseasesGynecologyHumansPelvic FloorPelvic Floor DisordersSexual HealthUrologyFemale pelvic floor dysfunctionFemale sexual healthTerminology

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