Symptoms of anal incontinence and impact on sexual function.
OBJECTIVE
To evaluate whether symptoms of anal incontinence (AI) have an impact on sexual function in a cohort of women with pelvic floor disorders and/or incontinence.


METHODS
We analyzed a cohort of women presenting to an academic urogynecology practice. The control group consisted of those who answered "no" to questions 9-11 on the Pelvic Floor Distress Inventory. The AI group consisted of those selecting "yes" to at least 1 of these questions. Student t test was used to compare differences between groups for the Pelvic Organ Prolapse/Urinary Incontinence Sexual Questionnaire (PISQ-12).


RESULTS
The control group had a significantly lower mean score on the PISQ-12 than the AI group. There was no difference in PISQ-12 scores when controlling for stage of prolapse.


CONCLUSIONS
Symptoms of AI were not associated with worse sexualfunction as measured by the PISQ-12.
Patel
Minita
M
Division of Urogynecology, Hartford Hospital, Hartford, Connecticut, USA. mpatel@harthosp.org
O'Sullivan
David M
DM
Steinberg
Adam C
AC
D000328:Adult; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D005242:Fecal Incontinence / Q000150:complications / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D011788:Quality of Life; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D012725:Sexual Behavior; D014596:Uterine Prolapse / Q000150:complications