Long-term sexual function after mid-urethral slings for stress urinary incontinence in women.

Introduction: There has been increasing concern about potential negative impact of mid-urethral slings (MUS) on sexual life. Our aim was to study sexual activity 10-20 years after MUS surgery and changes in impact of incontinence on sexual life over time and to compare subjective cure, pain, satisfaction, and incontinence between sexually active and inactive women 10-20 years after MUS.

Material And Methods: Historical cohort study using the Norwegian Female Incontinence Registry to identify women who underwent MUS between 2001-2006 and 2011-2012.

Rates of subjective and objective cure, satisfaction, and pain 10-20 years after tension-free vaginal tape (TVT) surgery: A retrospective cohort study.

Objective: To evaluate rates of subjective and objective cure, treatment satisfaction, pain, and the correlation between cure and body mass index (BMI), at 10 and 20 years after tension-free vaginal tape (TVT) surgery.

Design: Retrospective cohort study.

Setting: Multicentre study including 19 units in Norway.

The impact of levator ani muscle trauma and contraction on recurrence after prolapse surgery.

Introduction And Hypothesis: The objective was to explore the impact of levator ani muscle (LAM) trauma and pelvic floor contraction on symptoms and anatomy after pelvic organ prolapse (POP) surgery.

Methods: Prospective study including 200 women with symptomatic POP ≥ grade 2 examined 3 months prior to and 6 months after surgery. Prolapse in each compartment was graded using the Pelvic Organ Prolapse Quantification (POP-Q) system, and women answered yes/no to a question about bulge sensation.

Are levator hiatal dimensions in mid-pregnancy associated with mode of delivery?

Introduction And Hypothesis: Slow progress of labour is a risk for operative delivery. Smaller levator hiatal dimensions are possible risk factors for slow progress and operative delivery. Our aim was to explore associations between hiatal dimensions antenatally, duration of second stage of labour and mode of delivery.