Body image in women before and after reconstructive surgery for pelvic organ prolapse

作者：Lowder Jerry L^*; Ghetti Chiara; Moalli Pamela; Zyczynski Halina; Cash Thomas F

来源：International Urogynecology Journal and Pelvic Floor Dysfunction, 2010, 21(8): 919-925.

DOI：10.1007/s00192-010-1141-1

• Body image
• Pelvic organ prolapse
• Pelvic floor reconstructive surgery

This study seeks to determine the impact of prolapse surgery on body image in women with pelvic organ prolapse.
Case-control study of 76 sexually active women with greater than or equal to stage II prolapse planning reconstructive surgery and 67 women with lesser than or equal to stage I prolapse. Questionnaires/examinations were completed at baseline and 6 months postoperatively for cases and at baseline for controls: Body Exposure During Sexual Activity Questionnaire (BESAQ), Body Image Quality of Life Inventory (BIQLI), Pelvic Floor Distress Inventory (PFDI)/Pelvic Floor Impact Questionnaire (PFIQ), and Pelvic Organ Prolapse-Incontinence Sexual Function Questionnaire-12 (PISQ-12), and the Pelvic Organ Prolapse Quantification (POPQ) examination.
Baseline and 6-month data were available for 64 case women with mean age of 60 +/- 8 years, mean body mass index of 28 +/- 5 kg/m(2), 96% Caucasian, and 83% postmenopausal. Baseline POPQ stage distribution was: stage II 14%, stage III 78%, and stage IV 8%. BESAQ, BIQLI, PFDI/PFIQ, and PISQ-12 postoperative scores significantly improved compared to preoperatively (all p a parts per thousand currency signaEuro parts per thousand 0.001).
Body image, sexual function, and pelvic floor symptoms improve after prolapse surgery.

• 出版日期2010-8