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Real-Time Void Spot Assay
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Does urinary incontinence subtype affect sexual function?

Hakan Coksuer1, Cihangir Mutlu Ercan, Berna Haliloğlu

  • 1Dumlupınar University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Kutahya, Turkey. coksuer@gmail.com

European Journal of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Biology
|July 8, 2011
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Summary

Mixed urinary incontinence significantly impacts sexual function more than urinary stress incontinence or detrusor overactivity. Urinary stress incontinence also affects sexual function more than detrusor overactivity.

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Area of Science:

  • Urology
  • Gynecology
  • Sexual Health

Background:

  • Urinary incontinence (UI) negatively affects women's physical and psychological well-being.
  • Different types of UI may have varying impacts on quality of life.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To compare the effects of urinary stress incontinence (USI), detrusor overactivity (DO), and mixed urinary incontinence (MUI) on sexual function in women.

Main Methods:

  • A cross-sectional study included 170 sexually active women with UI.
  • Participants were urodynamically evaluated and categorized into USI, DO, or MUI subgroups.
  • Sexual function was assessed using the Pelvic Organ Prolapse/Incontinence Sexual Function Questionnaire (PISQ-12).

Main Results:

  • After matching for demographics, 41 patients were in each subgroup (USI, DO, MUI).
  • Mixed urinary incontinence (MUI) patients reported significantly lower sexual function scores (PISQ-12) than USI and DO patients.
  • Urinary stress incontinence (USI) patients reported lower sexual function scores than detrusor overactivity (DO) patients.

Conclusions:

  • Mixed urinary incontinence has the most significant negative impact on female sexual function.
  • Urinary stress incontinence affects sexual function more severely than detrusor overactivity.