The association between fecal incontinence and sexual activity and function in women attending a tertiary referral center |
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| Authors: | Sara B. Cichowski Yuko M. Komesu Gena C. Dunivan Rebecca G. Rogers |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Fellow Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery, University of New Mexico, MSC 10-5580, Albuquerque, NM, 87131-0001, USA
2. Division of Urogynecology, University of New Mexico, MSC 10-5580, Albuquerque, NM, 87131-0001, USA
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| Abstract: | Introduction and hypothesis To determine whether fecal incontinence (FI) is associated with sexual activity and to compare sexual function in women with and without FI. Methods We conducted a retrospective chart review of all new patients seen in an academic urogynecology clinic. Women who reported fecal incontinence, as defined by loss of fecal material on the Wexner scale, were compared with those without fecal incontinence. We compared sexual activity and Pelvic Organ Prolapse Incontinence Sexual Questionnaire-12 (PISQ-12) scores between groups. Results In our population of women with pelvic floor disorder, 588 women reported FI compared with 527 who did not. On multivariate analysis, FI was not associated with sexual activity status, but was associated with worsened PISQ-12 scores (p?p <0.05) than women without FI. Conclusions Women with FI were as likely to engage in sexual relations as women without FI; however, sexually active women with FI had poorer sexual function than those without FI. |
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