Female sexual function in women with stress urinary incontinence Urological and Genital Diseases
Conditions
Interventions
Participants were prospectively recruited. SUI was diagnosed based on patient-reported symptoms and clinical evaluation. Women were considered to have SUI if they reported involuntary urine leakage du
Sponsors
University of Ioannina
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
Female
Age
18 Years to 50 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Stress urinary incontinence (SUI) 2. Sexually active women 3. Female sexual dysfunction (according to FSFI and FSDS-R questionnaires) 4. Adults 5. Willingness to comply with the study protocol 6. Ability to complete voiding diaries and questionnaires 7. Participants who declined conservative treatment for SUI—either because they did not perceive a need for treatment or preferred surgical management at a later stage—were allocated to the control group
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Clinical evidence of urgent urinary incontinence 2. Neurogenic bladder dysfunction 3. Urinary retention or women considered at risk for these conditions 4. Previous pelvic floor muscle training, pelvic organ prolapse beyond stage I, prior surgery for urinary incontinence or pelvic organ prolapse 5. Neurological disorders 6. Active urinary tract infection
Countries
Greece
Contacts
Public ContactAthanasios Zachariou
Outcome results
None listed