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Symptoms of Anal Incontinence and Impact on Sexual Function | |||||||||||||||||||
| Authors: | Minita Patel, M.D., David M. O‘Sullivan, Ph.D., and Adam C. Steinberg, D.O. | |||||||||||||||||||
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OBJECTIVE: To evaluate whether symptoms of anal incontinence (AI) have an impact on sexual function in a cohort of women with pelvic floor disorders and/or incontinence. STUDY DESIGN: We analyzed a cohort of women presenting to an academic urogynecology practice. The control group consisted of those who answered ìnoî to questions 9-11 on the Pelvic Floor Distress Inventory. The AI group consisted of those selecting ìyesî to at least 1 of these questions. Student t test was used to compare differences between groups for the Pelvic Organ Prolapse/Urinary Incontinence Sexual Questionnaire (PISQ-12). RESULTS: The control group had a significantly lower mean score on the PISQ-12 than the AI group. There was no difference in PISQ-12 scores when controlling for stage of prolapse. CONCLUSION: Symptoms of AI were not associated with worse sexual function as measured by the PISQ-12. (J Reprod Med 2009;54:493-498) |
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| Keywords: | anal incontinence, pelvic organ prolapse, sexual function | |||||||||||||||||||
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