The impact of stress urinary incontinence on sexual activity in women.
In women, stress urinary incontinence is a common problem that may lead to sexual dysfunction. We review the epidemiological data, the pathophysiology, and the risk factors for these two "closet" disorders, how they are related, how we can get patients to talk about them, and how the treatment of stress urinary incontinence may affect sexual dysfunction.
Barber
Matthew D
MD
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, The Cleveland Clinic Foundation, OH 44195, USA.
Dowsett
Sherie A
SA
Mullen
Karen J
KJ
Viktrup
Lars
L
D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011320:Primary Health Care; D011788:Quality of Life; D012307:Risk Factors; D012725:Sexual Behavior; D012735:Sexual Dysfunction, Physiological / Q000209:etiology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D014550:Urinary Incontinence, Stress / Q000150:complications* / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy