1. Effect of Pulsed Magnetic Stimulation on Sexual Function in Couples With Female Stress Urinary Incontinence Partners
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Yong Khee Lau, Men Long Liong, Nurzalina Abdul Karim Khan, Wing Seng Leong, Kah Hay Yuen, Renly Lim, Lim, Renly, Liong, Men Long, Lau, Yong Khee, Leong, Wing Seng, Khan, Nurzalina Abdul Karim, and Yuen, Kah Hay
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Adult ,Male ,Treatment response ,medicine.medical_specialty ,Magnetic Field Therapy ,Urinary Incontinence, Stress ,media_common.quotation_subject ,Treatment outcome ,030232 urology & nephrology ,Stimulation ,Urinary incontinence ,Personal Satisfaction ,Orgasm ,03 medical and health sciences ,0302 clinical medicine ,medicine ,Humans ,Prospective Studies ,Prospective cohort study ,media_common ,Gynecology ,030219 obstetrics & reproductive medicine ,business.industry ,Middle Aged ,Sexual Dysfunction, Physiological ,Clinical Psychology ,Sexual Partners ,Treatment Outcome ,Sexual dysfunction ,Female ,medicine.symptom ,business ,Sexual function - Abstract
We prospectively evaluated the effects of pulsed magnetic stimulation (PMS) on sexual function of couples with stress urinary incontinence (SUI) partners. Female SUI subjects received 16 or 32 biweekly PMS sessions, depending on treatment response. Prior to, immediately after, and at 6-months posttreatment, couples completed the Golombok Rust Inventory of Sexual Satisfaction (GRISS) questionnaire. Fifty-three (80.3%) of 66 couples completed reassessments. Based on the overall GRISS score, there were significant improvements in sexual function in both female subjects (M diff −5.05, SE 1.34, p = 0.001) and their partners (M diff −3.42, SE 1.24, p = 0.026). Our findings suggest that PMS improved sexual function of SUI patients and their partners. Refereed/Peer-reviewed
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- 2017