title: Sexual and bladder comorbidity in women.
abstract: Sexual dysfunction in women is defined as disorders of sexual desire, arousal, orgasm, and/or sexual pain, which result in significant personal distress and may have a negative effect on a woman's health and an impact on her quality of life. A comprehensive understanding of the anatomic, neurobiologic, and psychologic mechanisms behind women's sexual function and dysfunction is of paramount importance. This chapter reviews the most frequent comorbid conditions related to urinary tract symptoms (thus including symptoms related to overactive bladder syndrome and urinary incontinence) and sexual dysfunction in women. Likewise, it considers the different disorders from the point of view of daily clinical practice.
authors.affiliation: Universitá Vita-Salute San Raffaele, Milan, Italy; Division of Oncology/Unit of Urology, URI, IRCCS Ospedale San Raffaele, Milan, Italy.
authors.forename: Giulia
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Castagna
authors.affiliation: Universitá Vita-Salute San Raffaele, Milan, Italy; Division of Oncology/Unit of Urology, URI, IRCCS Ospedale San Raffaele, Milan, Italy.
authors.forename: Francesco
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Montorsi
authors.affiliation: Division of Oncology/Unit of Urology, URI, IRCCS Ospedale San Raffaele, Milan, Italy; Research Doctorate Program in Urology, Magna Graecia University, Catanzaro, Italy. Electronic address: salonia.andrea@hsr.it.
authors.forename: Andrea
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Salonia
mesh_terms: D015897:Comorbidity; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D012735:Sexual Dysfunction, Physiological / Q000453:epidemiology*; D001745:Urinary Bladder Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology*
keywords: detrusor overactivity; female sexual dysfunction; lower urinary tract symptoms; overactive bladder; prolapse; urinary incontinence