Sexual dysfunction after trocar-guided transvaginal mesh repair of pelvic organ prolapse.

Obstet Gynecol

From the Department of Medical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, the Division of Obstetrics and Gynecology, and the Division of Surgery and Urology, Department of Clinical Sciences, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden; the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Turku University Hospital, Turku, Finland; the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Akershus University Hospital, University of Oslo, Lørenskog, Norway; and the Department of Clinical Science and Education, Södersjukhuset, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden.

Published: January 2009

Objective: To estimate sexual dysfunction before and after trocar-guided transvaginal mesh surgery for pelvic organ prolapse.

Methods: Sexually active women participating in a prospective multicenter study were recruited at 26 centers. All participants underwent a standardized surgical procedure and were evaluated before (n=105) and 1 year after (n=84) surgery using the short form of the Pelvic Organ Prolapse/Urinary Incontinence Sexual Questionnaire (PISQ-12). Nonparametric statistics were used for comparisons.

Results: Mean age at surgery was 61.5 years (standard deviation [SD] 7.6), median parity was 2 (range, 1-6), and mean body mass index was 26.8 (SD 4.3) (body mass index is calculated as weight (kg)/[height m]). Anterior transvaginal mesh repair was performed in 46 patients (44%), posterior in 26 patients (25%), and combined anterior and posterior in 33 patients (31%). Overall sexual function scores worsened from 15.5 (SD 8.0) at baseline to 11.7 (SD 6.9) 1 year after surgery (P<.001). The trend toward deteriorating sexual function scores was similar for all three surgical procedures. There was an overall worsening of all symptoms in the behavioral-emotive and partner-related items, whereas improvements were observed in physical function. Overall rates and severity of dyspareunia in specific neither improved nor worsened.

Conclusion: Sexual function scores deteriorate 1 year after trocar-guided transvaginal mesh surgery. The worsening was attributed primarily to a worsening in behavioral-emotive and partner-related items. Anatomical cure after surgery was not associated with improved PISQ scores.

Clinical Trial Registration: ClinicalTrials.gov, www.clinicaltrials.gov, NCT00402844

Level Of Evidence: II.

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