title: Sexual function in women before and after surgery for pelvic organ prolapse.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The aim of this study was to evaluate sexual function in women before and after surgery for pelvic organ prolapse (POP) using native tissue repair.
  
  
  METHODS
  A prospective observational study.
  
  
  METHODS
  Danish university hospital, between December 2008 and May 2010.
  
  
  METHODS
  Eighty-one patients who had a POP operation with native tissue repair performed.
  
  
  METHODS
  The patients completed a validated Danish questionnaire on prolapse, the Pelvic Organ Prolapse Urinary Incontinence Sexual Questionnaire - 12 Short Form (PISQ-12-SF), and the International Consultation on Incontinence Questionnaire-Urinary Incontinence Short Form (ICIQ-UI-SF) before undergoing surgery and six months postoperatively.
  
  
  METHODS
  Differences in PISQ-12-SF measures six months after the operation in different types of POP operations.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Preoperatively, the PISQ-12-SF score (mean ± SD) was 35.2 ± 4.6 and postoperatively 38.3 ± 3.9, giving a significant difference of 3.0 ± 3.8. (p < 0.05). Thirty-seven women (72%) improved their PISQ-12-SF score postoperatively, nine (18%) had an equal score, and five (10%) reported a lower score. There was no significant difference in the PISQ-12-SF scores between different operations. The ICIQ-UI-SF showed an overall improvement in incontinence postoperatively with a small correlation to PISQ-12-SF.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The majority of patients who undergo operation for different kinds of POP using native tissue repair, experience an improvement in their sexual life postoperatively. Most women with preoperative urinary incontinence experienced cure or improvement after POP surgery.
authors.affiliation: Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Aalborg University Hospital, Aalborg, Denmark.
authors.forename: Karin
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Glavind
authors.forename: Thomas
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Larsen
authors.forename: Anna Sofie Inger
authors.initials: AS
authors.lastname: Lindquist
mesh_terms: D000704:Analysis of Variance; D003718:Denmark; D004724:Endoscopy / Q000379:methods; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D013509:Gynecologic Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D019060:Minimally Invasive Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods; D056887:Pelvic Organ Prolapse / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology / Q000601:surgery*; D011184:Postoperative Period; D057234:Preoperative Period; D011446:Prospective Studies; D011788:Quality of Life; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D012725:Sexual Behavior / Q000502:physiology* / Q000523:psychology; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D013997:Time Factors; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014550:Urinary Incontinence, Stress / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000523:psychology / Q000601:surgery; D014621:Vagina
keywords: Genital prolapse; native tissue repair; prospective study; sexual function; vaginal surgery