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How Urinary Incontinence Affects Sexual Activity in Polish Women: Results from a Cross-Sectional Study

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  • Bartlomiej Burzynski

    (Department of Rehabilitation, Faculty of Health Sciences in Katowice, Medical University of Silesia in Katowice, Medykow 12, 40-752 Katowice, Poland)

  • Piotr Gibala

    (Chair and Department of Gynecology, Obstetrics and Gynecological Oncology, Faculty of Health Sciences in Katowice, Medical University of Silesia in Katowice, Medykow 12, 40-752 Katowice, Poland)

  • Zuzanna Soltysiak-Gibala

    (Chair and Department of Gynecology, Obstetrics and Gynecological Oncology, Faculty of Health Sciences in Katowice, Medical University of Silesia in Katowice, Medykow 12, 40-752 Katowice, Poland)

  • Tomasz Jurys

    (Doctoral School, Faculty of Health Sciences in Katowice, Medical University of Silesia in Katowice, Medykow 12, 40-752 Katowice, Poland)

  • Piotr Przymuszala

    (Department of Medical Education, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, Fredry 10, 61-701 Poznan, Poland)

  • Pawel Rzymski

    (Department of Mother and Child Health, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, Gynecological and Obstetric University Hospital, Polna 33, 60-535 Poznan, Poland)

  • Rafal Stojko

    (Chair and Department of Gynecology, Obstetrics and Gynecological Oncology, Faculty of Health Sciences in Katowice, Medical University of Silesia in Katowice, Medykow 12, 40-752 Katowice, Poland)

Abstract

Urinary incontinence (UI) in women can cause a number of sexual dysfunctions and reduce their quality of life. Sexual health is essential to the self-esteem, emotional state, and overall quality of life. We aimed to assess the quality of sexual life of women with UI. The study included a group of 145 sexually active women diagnosed with UI. The research was conducted using the diagnostic survey method with authorial and validated questionnaires. As many as 49.1% of the respondents reported a deterioration of sexual relations in comparison with the time before the onset of UI symptoms. According to the FSDS-R results, 83.45% of respondents were dissatisfied with their sex life. The higher the result obtained by respondents in the FSDS-R scale, the lower was their quality of life in the IIQ-7 scale ( p ≤ 0.002, R = 0.53). The greatest impact was observed in the domains of emotional health and physical activity. The more incontinence symptoms reported by the respondent in the UDI-6 scale, the worse was her sexual satisfaction in the FSDS-R ( p = 0.003, R = 0.39). UI in women contributes to the development of sexual dysfunctions, including decreased interest in sexual life, limited intercourse, and dissatisfaction with sexual life.

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  • Bartlomiej Burzynski & Piotr Gibala & Zuzanna Soltysiak-Gibala & Tomasz Jurys & Piotr Przymuszala & Pawel Rzymski & Rafal Stojko, 2022. "How Urinary Incontinence Affects Sexual Activity in Polish Women: Results from a Cross-Sectional Study," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 19(21), pages 1-9, October.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:19:y:2022:i:21:p:13818-:d:951635
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