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Al-Ali, BM; Shamloul, R; Hutterer, GC; Puchwein, E; Pummer, K; Avian, A; Primus, G.
Sexual function in women with stress urinary incontinence treated with the SPARC sling system.
Biomed Res Int. 2013; 2013(2):957547-957547
Doi: 10.1155/2013/957547
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- Mohamad Al-Ali Badereddin
- Co-authors Med Uni Graz
- Hutterer Georg
- Puchwein Erika
- Pummer Karl
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- Abstract:
- Aim. To evaluate the impact of SPARC on female sexual function. Methods. 151 women with a mean age of 60 +/- 11.90 and SUI had a complete urodynamic investigation and underwent SPARC operation. 98 women completed the validated female sexual function index questionnaire (FSFI) at baseline and 94 women at follow-up. A minimum follow-up of 12 months was required for study inclusion. Results. 52/98 women were sexually active at baseline. Postoperatively only 33 patients were sexually active. The FSFI score of all 33 pre- and postoperative sexually active women increased from 25.3 +/- 5.7 at baseline to 27.4 +/- 4.8 at follow-up (P = 0.1). Scores of women with reduced sexual function at baseline increased significantly in the domains desire, arousal, and lubrication as well as orgasm and satisfaction and total FSFI-score (P = 0.002) postoperatively. Conclusions. Our results suggest that the SPARC-sling procedure for SUI did not negatively interfere with female sexual function.
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