ReviewJournal of clinical medicine2022
Quality of Life Following Pelvic Organ Prolapse Treatments in Women: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.
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23 citing papers in PubMed, 32 citations in OpenAlex.
- Self-management of vaginal pessaries for pelvic organ prolapse: multi-method process evaluation, linked to the TOPSY randomised controlled trial.BMC medicine · 2025Trial
- Long-Term Outcomes of Transvaginal Mesh in Younger Women: A Retrospective Study.International urogynecology journal · 2026Article
- Sexual function after Anchorsure repair of sacrospinous ligament suspension in patients with pelvic organ prolapse: a prospective multicenter study.Scientific reports · 2026Observational
- 3D Printing for Pelvic Organ Prolapse Management: A Narrative Review of Emerging Applications.Bioengineering (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
- Nationwide trends in physician consultation and surgical management for pelvic organ prolapse in Japan, 2014 to 2024: a health insurance claims database analysis.AJOG global reports · 2026Article
- A qualitative study to inform the development of a new quality of life measure for surgery for prolapse, incontinence and mesh complications.Frontiers in global women's health · 2026Article
- The Long-Term Effects of Pessary Treatment on Quality of Life, Symptoms, Sexual Function, and the Urinary System in Women with Pelvic Organ Prolapse.International urogynecology journal · 2025Article
- From Mesh to Modern Therapies: An Updated Narrative Review on Urogenital Prolapse.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Review
- The Impact of Gynecological Pathologies on Patients' Quality of Life from Menarche to Menopause-Literature Review.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Review
- Demographic, socioeconomic and functional health-related factors in the selection of vaginal pessaries used for the conservative treatment of pelvic organ prolapse: a retrospective study.BMC women's health · 2025Article
- Hungarian Translation and Validation of the Pelvic Organ Prolapse Symptom Score.International urogynecology journal · 2025Article
- Symptom Burden, Treatment Goals, and Information Needs of Younger Women with Pelvic Organ Prolapse: A Content Analysis of ePAQ-Pelvic Floor Free-Text Responses.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Article
- Four Years' Experience at a Single Referral Center Regarding Urodynamic Findings in Women With Voiding Dysfunction.Journal of family & reproductive health · 2025Article
- Quality of Life Assessment After Pelvic Prolapse Surgery With and Without Mesh: A Literature Review.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Review
- Long-Term Self-Management of Vaginal Cube Pessaries Can Improve Sexual Life in Patients with Pelvic Organ Prolapse, Results from a Secondary Analysis.International urogynecology journal · 2024Article
- Pelvic Organ Prolapse Surgery: Postoperative Quality of Life in Ethiopian Women.International urogynecology journal · 2024Observational
- Effectiveness and safety of a novel, collapsible pessary for management of pelvic organ prolapse.American journal of obstetrics and gynecology · 2024Article
- Validation of the Russian Version of the Prolapse Quality-of-life Questionnaire and its Application to Assess the Impact of Pelvic Organ Prolapse on Quality of Life and the Effect of Treatment in Women Undergoing Reconstructive Surgery.International urogynecology journal · 2024Article
- Anterior approach sacrospinous hysteropexy: native tissue compared with mesh-augmented repair for primary uterovaginal prolapse management.International urogynecology journal · 2024Article
- Pelvic Floor Disorders in Black Women: Prevalence, Clinical Care, and a Strategic Agenda to Prioritize Care.Obstetrics and gynecology clinics of North America · 2024Review
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Abstract
Introduction: Quality of life (QoL) improvement is one of the main outcomes in the management of pelvic organ prolapse as a chronic illness in women. This systematic review aimed to investigate the impact of surgical or pessary treatment for pelvic organ prolapse (POP) on quality of life. Methods: Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) was applied. Electronic databases, including PubMed, Scopus, and Web of Science, were searched for original articles that evaluated the QoL before and after surgical interventions or pessary in pelvic organ prolapse from 1 January 2012 until 30 June 2022 with a combination of proper keywords. Included studies were categorized based on interventions, and they were tabulated to summarize the results. Results: Overall, 587 citations were retrieved. Of these, 76 articles were found eligible for final review. Overall, three categories of intervention were identified: vaginal surgeries (47 studies), abdominal surgeries (18 studies), and pessary intervention (11 studies). Almost all interventions were associated with improved quality of life. The results of the meta-analysis showed a significant association between the employment of surgical approach techniques (including vaginal and abdominal surgeries) and the quality of life (Pelvic Floor Distress Inventory (PFDI) (MD: −48.08, 95% CI: −62.34 to −33.77, p-value < 0.01), Pelvic Floor Impact Questionnaire (PFIQ) (MD: −33.41, 95% CI: −43.48 to −23.34, p < 0.01)) and sexual activity of patients with pelvic organ prolapse (Pelvic Organ Prolapse/Urinary Incontinence Sexual Function Questionnaire (PISQ) (MD: 4.84, 95% CI: 1.75 to 7.92, p < 0.01)). Furthermore, narrative synthesis for studies investigating the effect of the pessary approach showed a positive association between the use of this instrument and improvement in the quality of life and sexual activity. Conclusions: The results of our study revealed a significant improvement in the women’s quality of life following abdominal and vaginal reconstructive surgery. The use of pessary was also associated with increased patient quality of life.
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