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The aim of this study was to assess the practice of members of the British Society of Urogynaecology (BSUG) with respect to female sexual dysfunction (FSD) and compare it to members of the American Urogynecologic Society (AUGS). A web-based anonymous electronic questionnaire was sent to all (n = 150) BSUG members. Frequencies of responses and chi-square test for association with demographics were calculated. One hundred questionnaires were returned of which 95 were sufficiently filled. Fifty percent regularly screened for FSD at clinic visits and 49.5% after surgery, compared to 77% and 76% of AUGS members, respectively. The most important barrier was lack of time. Only 2% said FSD was not an important problem. Seventy-six percent found training for FSD unsatisfactory. FSD is not part of normal practice for half of BSUG members. There is, therefore, a need for better implementation of education and training at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels.
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Roos, AM., Thakar, R., Sultan, A.H. et al. Female sexual dysfunction: are urogynecologists ready for it?. Int Urogynecol J 20, 89–101 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00192-008-0735-3
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