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Fertility and sexual and gynecologic function after heal pouch-anal anastomosis

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Diseases of the Colon & Rectum

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PURPOSE: This study was designed to determine the incidence of infertility, gynecologic problems, and sexual dysfunction after ileal pouch-anal anastomosis (IPAA). METHODS: A questionnaire was sent to 206 females who underwent pouch surgery at a single institution from 1980 through 1991. Response rate was 53 percent (110/206). The computerized registry of the 206 females undergoing IPAA at this institution was reviewed to add additional data. RESULTS: Mean age at pouch construction was 32 (range, 14–61) years. Mean time from pouch surgery to survey was 49 (range, 1–132) months. Fifty-seven females had 119 children before pouch surgery, and 23 children were born to 19 females after IPAA (5 vaginal deliveries, 18 Cesarean sections). Eighteen females experienced infertility after IPAA. Thirty patients had persistent dyspareunia. Pelvic cysts developed in 15 patients; 11 patients required surgery. CONCLUSIONS: Although childbirth appears safe, gynecologic problems, such as dyspareunia and formation of pelvic cysts, may be underestimated after IPAA. The effects of IPAA on fertility are still unknown.

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    Timothy C. Counihan M.D.,  Patricia L. Roberts M.D., David J. Schoetz Jr. M.D., John A. Coller M.D., John J. Murray M.D. & Malcolm C. Veidenheimer M.D.

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Counihan, T.C., Roberts, P.L., Schoetz, D.J. et al. Fertility and sexual and gynecologic function after heal pouch-anal anastomosis. Dis Colon Rectum 37, 1126–1129 (1994). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02049815

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