Observational studyInternational urogynecology journal2021
Female sexual function and quality of life after pelvic floor surgery: a prospective observational study.
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8 citing papers in PubMed.
- Midurethral Sling Surgery: Impacts on Sexual Function and Approaches to Complications.International urogynecology journal · 2026Review
- Sexual and Psychological Outcomes After Vaginal Surgery for Pelvic Organ Prolpase and Stress Urinary Incontinence.International urogynecology journal · 2026Observational
- Pelvic Organ Prolapse Surgery: Postoperative Quality of Life in Ethiopian Women.International urogynecology journal · 2024Observational
- Changes in sexual function over 12 months after native-tissue vaginal pelvic organ prolapse surgery with and without hysterectomy.Sexual medicine · 2023Article
- Quality of Life Following Pelvic Organ Prolapse Treatments in Women: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Journal of clinical medicine · 2022Review
- Female Sexual Dysfunctions and Urogynecological Complaints: A Narrative Review.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2022Review
- Clinical presentation, management, and research progress of adrenal schwannoma.Frontiers in surgery · 2022Article
- Evaluation of Sexual Function and Vaginal Prolapse Relapse in Patients Undergoing Laparoscopic SacropexyIn vivo (Athens, Greece)Article
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Abstract
introduction and hypothesisKnowledge about the impact of pelvic floor surgery on sexual function is limited and inconsistent. A prospective study assessed the impact of surgery for prolapse (POP) or stress urinary incontinence (SUI) on sexual function and determined the biopsychosocial predictors for changes in sexual function after surgery. MATERIALS AND
methodsSexually active women scheduled for correction of POP and/or SUI were recruited over a 6-month period. Consenting participants were asked to complete the Pelvic Organ Prolapse/Urinary Incontinence Sexual Questionnaire (PISQ-12) to evaluate sexual function. The King's Health Questionnaire and Prolapse Quality-of-Life Questionnaire were used to assess UI and POP symptoms and their impact on quality of life (QoL), respectively. Women were reviewed over a period of 1 year post-surgery.
resultsNinety-one patients were followed up over 1 year. After stratification into only or both SUI and POP surgery, global sexual function improved significantly in each group (p < 0.001). The improvement in the overall QoL score after pelvic surgery showed a significant correlation with the improvement in global sexual function (SUI group: r = - 0.38, p < 0.01; POP group: r = - 0.44, p < 0.05). For women undergoing SUI surgery, only educational level and prior hysterectomy had a significant association with improved sexual function. For women undergoing POP surgery with or without SUI surgical repair, no sociodemographic characteristics were preditive of improvement of sexual function.
conclusionsSignificantly improved sexual function was observed 1 year after pelvic floor surgery, and the improvement was predicted by other social and physical factors in addition to normal functional anatomy.
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