Quality of life and sexual functıon in obese women with pelvic floor dysfunction

This prospective study was conducted in the urogynecology and gynecology outpatient clinics of Istanbul Faculty of Medicine from December 2014 to March 2015. The objective was to identify the association between obesity and sexual function and quality of life in women with pelvic floor dysfunction (...

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Published in:Women & health 2019-01, Vol.59 (1), p.101-113
Main Authors: Bilgic, Dilek, Gokyildiz, Sule, Kizilkaya Beji, Nezihe, Yalcin, Onay, Gungor Ugurlucan, Funda
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Body mass
Coexistence
College faculty
Floors
Gynecology
Health risk assessment
Health services
Medicine
Obesity
pelvic floor dysfunction
Pelvis
Psychological distress
Quality of care
Quality of life
Questionnaires
sexual function
Signs and symptoms
Symptoms
Urinary incontinence
Weight reduction
Women
women's health
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Summary:This prospective study was conducted in the urogynecology and gynecology outpatient clinics of Istanbul Faculty of Medicine from December 2014 to March 2015. The objective was to identify the association between obesity and sexual function and quality of life in women with pelvic floor dysfunction (PFD). A total of 387 sexually active women diagnosed with urinary incontinence and/or pelvic organ prolapse were included and categorized as obese (n = 200) or nonobese (n = 187). Mean body mass indexes were 25.7 ± 2.41 kg/m 2 for nonobese women and 34.9 ± 3.92 kg/m 2 for obese women. The Pelvic Organ Prolapse/Urinary Incontinence Sexual Questionnaire-12 total score was significantly lower in obese (27.66 ± 7.12) than in nonobese women (30.18 ± 6.54) (p 
ISSN:0363-0242
1541-0331
DOI:10.1080/03630242.2018.1492497