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Sexuality after sigmoid colpopoiesis in patients with Mayer-Rokitansky-Kuster-Hauser Syndrome
Pierre-Henri Communal1, Marie Chevret-Measson, Francois Golfier
1Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Centre Hospitalo-Universitaire Hôtel-Dieu, Lyon, France.
Objective:
To assess the functional outcome and sexuality of patients after creation of a sigmoid neovagina.
Design:
Clinical study performed between 1992 and 2002, with a mean follow-up of 3.3 years (range, 6 months to 9 years).
Setting:
Tertiary care center.
Patient(S):
Sixteen consecutive patients with Rokitansky syndrome.
Intervention(S):
Creation of a neovagina with an antiperistaltic (n = 13) or isoperistaltic (n = 3) sigmoid graft and colovestibular anastomosis by interrupted suture (n = 11) or PCEEA forceps (n = 5). All patients had a neovaginal vault suspension (n = 16).
Main Outcome Measure(S):
Functional results were evaluated in patients 6 or more months after the operation (n = 12) by using the standardized Female Sexual Function Index (FSFI). This index assesses four domains of sexual dysfunction: desire disorder, arousal disorder, orgasm disorder, and sexual pain disorder. Lubrification and "sexual" quality of life was also evaluated. Normal patients had a mean full FSFI score of 30 +/- 5 of 36.
Result(S):
The mean full FSFI score was 28 +/- 5 (range: 22-34). Seventy-two percent of patients had vaginal intercourse at least once a week; in this subset, the mean full FSFI score was 30 +/- 3 (range: 25-34).
Conclusion(S):
Sigmoid neovagina allowed a normal sexual life in patients who had sexual relations.
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