1. Sexual function in women after surgery for pelvic organ prolapse.
- Author
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Mahyar Azar, Sima Noohi, Shokoufeh Radfar, and Mohammad Radfar
- Subjects
WOMEN'S sexual behavior ,SURGERY & psychology ,PELVIC examination ,UTERINE prolapse - Abstract
Abstract  Our objective was to evaluate the effect of surgical repair of pelvic organ prolapse on female sexual function. Sixty seven women with pelvic organ prolapse were recruited in the study. Degree of pelvic organ prolapse was assessed using pelvic organ prolapse quantitation (POPQ) staging system. Female sexual function index (FSFI) questionnaire was used to assess sexual function of the cases preoperatively and 12â16 weeks after the operation. Mean age of the cases was 36.03â�â5.38 years. The total mean FSFI score increased from 15.9â�â10.7 to 21.9â�â11.1 (PâPâ [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Published
- 2008