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Urogenital complaints and female sexual dysfunction (part 1)
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Urogenital complaints and female sexual dysfunction (part 1)

Salim A Wehbe, Kristene Whitmore and Susan Kellogg-Spadt
Journal of sexual medicine, v 7(5), pp 1704-1713
May 2010
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1743-6109.2010.01769.x
PMID: 20384944
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Abstract

Cross-Sectional Studies Cystitis, Interstitial - diagnosis Cystitis, Interstitial - etiology Cystitis, Interstitial - therapy Dyspareunia - diagnosis Dyspareunia - etiology Dyspareunia - therapy Female Female Urogenital Diseases - diagnosis Female Urogenital Diseases - therapy Humans Muscle Hypertonia - diagnosis Muscle Hypertonia - etiology Muscle Hypertonia - therapy Pelvic Floor Quality of Life Sexual Dysfunction, Physiological - diagnosis Sexual Dysfunction, Physiological - epidemiology Sexual Dysfunction, Physiological - etiology Sexual Dysfunction, Physiological - therapy
Sexual dysfunction and dyspareunia are common complaints in women with urological disorders. To provide a comprehensive review of sexual dysfunction related to common hypersensitive/hyperactive urogenital disorders including interstitial cystitis/painful bladder syndrome (IC/PBS), overactive bladder (OAB) with and without incontinence, and high-tone pelvic floor muscle dysfunction and the appropriate treatment strategies. A medical literature search using several related terms including sexual dysfunction, dyspareunia, IC/PBS, OAB, urinary incontinence pelvic floor dysfunction, and levator ani muscle spasm. Review of the medical literature to identify relation between sexual dysfunction and common urological disorders in women and to describe appropriate treatment strategies to improve the women's quality of life. A thorough review of sexual dysfunction in urological disorders and their related treatments modalities including: behavioral, pharmacological, and nonpharmacological therapies. Sexual dysfunction is a common, underestimated, and untreated complaint in women with urologic disorders. Identifying sexual complaints and treating the underlying etiologies can result in significant improvement in a woman's quality of life. This process requires a focused, multidisciplinary approach tailored to meet the needs of women with urogenital complaints.

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