title: Female genital tract morbidity and sexual function following vaginal delivery or lower segment caesarean section.
abstract: A total of 208 women were assessed 2 years' post-delivery to record the prevalence of subjective urinary and faecal incontinence, incontinence of flatus, dyspareunia, subjective depression and sexual satisfaction. This was correlated with mode of delivery. A sample population was selected from the Cardiff Birth Survey Database, in accordance with strict inclusion and exclusion criteria. Each woman was invited to complete and return a postal questionnaire addressing symptoms of pelvic floor dysfunction. There was a significant decrease in sexual satisfaction scores in women who underwent vaginal delivery in comparison with those who underwent elective caesarean section at 2 years follow-up. There was also a significant increase in the prevalence of urinary incontinence, incontinence of flatus, dyspareunia and subjective depression in women who underwent vaginal delivery.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University Hospital of Wales and the University of Wales College of Medicine, Cardiff, UK. Dr.anthony36.freeserve.co.uk
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Griffiths
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Watermeyer
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Sidhu
authors.forename: N N
authors.initials: NN
authors.lastname: Amso
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Nix
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D036861:Delivery, Obstetric; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D005831:Genital Diseases, Female / Q000453:epidemiology*; D006801:Humans; D015995:Prevalence; D012735:Sexual Dysfunction, Physiological / Q000453:epidemiology*; D013997:Time Factors