The impact of neurogenic bladder bowel dysfunction in the sexuality of female spina bifida patients

Autor: Motta, GL, Quiroz, Y, Llorens, E, Bujons, A, Rosito, TE
Rok vydání: 2021
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Zdroj: Journal of Pediatric Urology
r-IIB SANT PAU. Repositorio Institucional de Producción Científica del Instituto de Investigación Biomédica Sant Pau
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ISSN: 1477-5131
Popis: Introduction The sexual life of Spina Bifida (SB) women may be affected by their physical impairments. Data has consistently associated symptoms such as urinary and fecal incontinence with negative effects on social and intimate life. Objective To analyze the female spina bifida patient sexual life and assess which factors - including bladder bowel dysfunction and bladder augmentation - influenced in the sexual function of patients in a multi-center cross-sectional study. Study design A cross-sectional survey with validated female-specific questionnaire was applied in 140 spina bifida female patients from four different cities (Porto Alegre/Brazil; Barcelona, Madrid and Malaga/Spain) between 2019 and 2020. Questionnaires collected data on spina bifida clinical characteristics and sexuality, which was assessed using the 6-item version of the Female Sexual Function Index (FSFI-6) in the Portuguese and Spanish validated versions. Female sexual dysfunction was defined as a FSFI-6 total score
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