Impact of HTLV-I in quality of life and urogynecologic parameters of women with urinary incontinence.

Objective: To assess the impact of urinary incontinence in quality of life, epidemiological data, symptoms, findings of gynecological/neurological examination and urodynamic of HTLV-I seropositive women compared with HTLV-I negative women.

Study Design: 43 incontinent women were divided in two groups: 24 seropositives and 19 seronegatives for HTLV-I. We used King's Health Questionnaire (KHQ), standardized recorded data and urodynamics.