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- Title
Body image in women before and after reconstructive surgery for pelvic organ prolapse.
- Authors
Lowder, Jerry L.; Ghetti, Chiara; Moalli, Pamela; Zyczynski, Halina; Cash, Thomas F.
- Abstract
This study seeks to determine the impact of prolapse surgery on body image in women with pelvic organ prolapse. Case-control study of 76 sexually active women with greater than or equal to stage II prolapse planning reconstructive surgery and 67 women with lesser than or equal to stage I prolapse. Questionnaires/examinations were completed at baseline and 6 months postoperatively for cases and at baseline for controls: Body Exposure During Sexual Activity Questionnaire (BESAQ), Body Image Quality of Life Inventory (BIQLI), Pelvic Floor Distress Inventory (PFDI)/Pelvic Floor Impact Questionnaire (PFIQ), and Pelvic Organ Prolapse–Incontinence Sexual Function Questionnaire-12 (PISQ-12), and the Pelvic Organ Prolapse Quantification (POPQ) examination. Baseline and 6-month data were available for 64 case women with mean age of 60 ± 8 years, mean body mass index of 28 ± 5 kg/m2, 96% Caucasian, and 83% postmenopausal. Baseline POPQ stage distribution was: stage II 14%, stage III 78%, and stage IV 8%. BESAQ, BIQLI, PFDI/PFIQ, and PISQ-12 postoperative scores significantly improved compared to preoperatively (all p ≤ 0.001). Body image, sexual function, and pelvic floor symptoms improve after prolapse surgery.
- Subjects
BODY image; PELVIC organ prolapse; VAGINAL diseases; PROLAPSE of bodily organs; PELVIC floor
- Publication
International Urogynecology Journal, 2010, Vol 21, Issue 8, p919
- ISSN
0937-3462
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s00192-010-1141-1