ReviewMedicina (Kaunas, Lithuania)2022
Quality of Life, Psychological Wellbeing, and Sexuality in Women with Urinary Incontinence-Where Are We Now: A Narrative Review.
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35 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 59 citations in OpenAlex.
- Electromyographic biofeedback-assisted pelvic floor muscle training for female stress urinary incontinence: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in medicine · 2026Pooled it
- Conservative treatments for women with stress urinary incontinence: a systematic review and network meta-analysis.Frontiers in medicine · 2024Pooled it
- Psychometric Properties of the Hungarian Version of Incontinence Impact Questionnaire Short Form (IIQ-7) Among Hungarian Women: A Validation Study.Health science reports · 2026Article
- Effects of Pelvic Floor Muscle Training on Female Sexual Function in Women with Stress Urinary Incontinence: A Controlled Observational Study.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2026Observational
- Beyond BMI: Visceral Fat and Comorbidities as Major Risk Factors for Urinary Incontinence in Elderly Women-A Case-Control Study.Health science reports · 2026Article
- Perineal muscle strength as a predictor of stress urinary incontinence among young parous women in Mangaluru India.Scientific reports · 2026Article
- Electrotherapy Plus Photobiostimulation for the Treatment of Mild Pelvic Organ Prolapse and Stress Urinary Incontinence.Journal of clinical medicine · 2026Article
- Feasibility of Multimodal Energy-Based Therapy for Pelvic Floor Disorders.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2025Article
- Health-related quality of life and sexual function among women with overweight or obesity and urinary incontinence: a cross-sectional study.Quality of life research : an international journal of quality of life aspects of treatment, care and rehabilitation · 2025Article
- Pelvic Floor Health and Urinary Incontinence in Female Soccer Players: A Comparative Analysis Between Professionals and Physically Active Women: A Cross-Sectional Descriptive Protocol.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Wearable Personal Uroflowmeter for Measuring Urine Leakage in Women with Incontinence: Feasibility Study.Biosensors · 2025Article
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- Myostatin Changes in Females with UI after Magnetic Stimulation: A Quasi-Experimental Study.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2024Article
- AI-Enhanced evaluation of YouTube content on post-surgical incontinence following pelvic cancer treatment.SSM - population health · 2024Article
- A Novel Method for the Measurement of the Vaginal Wall Thickness by Transvaginal Ultrasound: A Study of Inter- and Intra-Observer Reliability.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2024Article
- Assessing the Quality of YouTube's Incontinence Information after Cancer Surgery: An Innovative Graphical Analysis.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- National Survey on the Management of Genital Prolapse in Italy.International journal of women's health · 2024Article
- Factors Influencing the Prevalence of Urinary Incontinence in Women and its Impact on Sexual Quality of Life.Journal of clinical practice and research · 2024Article
- Flat Magnetic Stimulation for Urge Urinary Incontinence.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2023Article
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Abstract
Urinary incontinence (UI) is a very common condition, negatively affecting social, occupational, domestic, and psychophysical wellbeing. In particular, a peculiar and detrimental effect of UI has been described concerning sexual function. However, the impact of UI on quality of life is not fully understood yet, and further investigation into this issue is warranted. With this narrative review, we aimed to report the current evidence from recent literature regarding the quality of life and psychological wellbeing in patients with urinary incontinence, with a special focus on sexual function and its evolution after UI treatment. There is strong evidence that urinary incontinence-in its different forms, including stress urinary incontinence, urge urinary incontinence, mixed urinary incontinence, and coital urinary incontinence-negatively affects female sexual function. Treatments aimed to cure urinary incontinence-including pelvic floor muscles training, medications, and surgery-seem to improve quality of life by recovering, at least in part, sexual function. In conclusion, there is a substantial association between involuntary urinary loss and sex life quality. However, few studies are available and more evidence is needed before consistent conclusions can be made.
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