Sexual activity and function in women with advanced stages of pelvic organ prolapse, before and after laparoscopic or vaginal mesh surgery

Sexual Activity and Dyspareunia After Pelvic Organ Prolapse Surgery: A 5-Year Nationwide Follow-up Study

“…In total, 82% of women obtained symptom resolution during 5-yr follow-up, with no significant differences between the surgical groups. Slightly higher rates of baseline dyspareunia (14–29%) but similar trends postoperatively have been reported [10] , [20] , [21] . In addition, the rates of de novo dyspareunia were low and comparable to the prevalence of 0–9% reported in the literature [22] .…”

“…The proportion of women who were sexually active was significantly higher at 6 mo than at baseline, after which the rate steadily decreased. Other studies have reported similar trends, albeit with shorter follow-up [20] , [21] . The proportion of women who were sexually active increased significantly only in the NTR group, but the smaller number of women in the other surgery groups may explain this.…”

Sexual function in women with pelvic organ prolapse and surgery influence on their complaints

“…4.1% of women got the same score before and after the surgery (LSC-Cx), whereas 16.7% in the LSC-Cx group and 27.8% in AVM group scored lower after the surgery. Preoperative dyspareunia was significantly reduced after LSC-Cx , but not after AVM [28]. Similar results were observed in a prospective study of 204 patients undergoing abdominal sacrocolpopexy (ASC; 97% with mesh) or transvaginal pelvic organ prolapse repair (TVR; 66% with mesh).…”