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The study prospectively evaluated the relationship between sexual dysfunction and urodynamic diagnoses in 100 consecutive female patients referred for urogynecologic evaluation. Sexual function was evaluated by a detailed questionnaire that addressed four phases of the sexual cycle: desire, arousal, orgasm and satisfaction. Each phase of the sexual cycle was assessed separately using a score of 1–4. Total sexual function (TSF) score was calculated by combining the scores of the four examined parameters (range 4–16). Analysis revealed statistically significant (P<0.05) lower TSF scores in patients with detrusor instability (DI) than in those with genuine stress incontinence, sensory urge or mixed urodynamic diagnoses (8.65 ± 4 versus 12.22 ± 3.6, 10.25 ± 4.1 and 11.47 ± 4.1, respectively). Three per cent of the elderly women (>60 years) compared to 29% of the younger women (≤60 years) reported urinary incontinence during sexual activity. Sexual function should therefore be routinely evaluated in women presenting with urinary symptoms.
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Gordon, D., Groutz, A., Sinai, T. et al. Sexual Function in Women Attending a Urogynecology Clinic. Int Urogynecol J 10, 325–328 (1999). https://doi.org/10.1007/s001929970010
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s001929970010