Impact of overactive bladder and lower urinary tract symptoms on sexual health in Japanese women.
OBJECTIVE
This study aims to assess whether lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) affect sexual function in Japanese females.


METHODS
A multi-component questionnaire was mailed to 576 female hospital workers. It contained the Female Sexual Function Index (FSFI) and a self-administered questionnaire pertaining to LUTS.


RESULTS
Of the 276 responses (overall response rate, 47.9%), 146 questionnaires were evaluable. LUTS had been experienced by 72 (49.3%) of the respondents, 17 (11.6%) had urge urinary incontinence, and 35 (24.0%) had stress urinary incontinence (SUI). The mean overall FSFI score was 22.4 ± 9.0. The mean FSFI score was not significantly different between women with LUTS and women without LUTS (23.2 ± 9.3 and 21.6 ± 8.8, respectively; P = 0.057). However, the mean FSFI score of women with SUI was significantly lower than that of women without it (P = 0.04). No other symptoms showed significant differences in FSFI scores.


CONCLUSIONS
Our results suggest that sexual dysfunction is related to SUI.
Sako
Tomoko
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Department of Urology, Okayama University Hospital, 2-5-1 Shikatacho, Okayama, 700-8558, Japan.
Inoue
Miyabi
M
Watanabe
Toyohiko
T
Ishii
Ayano
A
Yokoyama
Teruhiko
T
Kumon
Hiromi
H
D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007564:Japan / Q000453:epidemiology; D008875:Middle Aged; D012735:Sexual Dysfunction, Physiological / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology*; D020018:Sexual Dysfunctions, Psychological / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology*; D053201:Urinary Bladder, Overactive / Q000150:complications* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000523:psychology; D014549:Urinary Incontinence / Q000150:complications* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000523:psychology; D055815:Young Adult
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