Sexual function among women with stress incontinence after using transobturator vaginal tape, and its correlation with patient's expectations.

Objective: To evaluate changes in female sexual function after a transobturator vaginal tape (TOT) procedure for treating genuine stress urinary incontinence (SUI), and its correlation with patient's expectation.

Patients And Methods: The study included women treated with a suburethral TOT for genuine SUI, neurologically intact, heterosexual and married, aged >18 years, with no previous history of malignancy, pelvic radiotherapy and no other associated surgical or psychological diseases. Patients were interviewed before surgery and with the aid of a questionnaire including female sexual function, the Beck depression indices and their expectation of sexual function after surgery.