Female genital tract morbidity and sexual function following vaginal delivery or lower segment caesarean section

Griffiths, A., Watermeyer, S., Sidhu, K., Amso, Nazar Najib ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8646-6623 and Nix, Barry 2006. Female genital tract morbidity and sexual function following vaginal delivery or lower segment caesarean section. Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology 26 (7) , pp. 645-649. 10.1080/01443610600903701

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Abstract

A total of 208 women were assessed 2 years' post-delivery to record the prevalence of subjective urinary and faecal incontinence, incontinence of flatus, dyspareunia, subjective depression and sexual satisfaction. This was correlated with mode of delivery. A sample population was selected from the <i>Cardiff Birth Survey Database</i>, in accordance with strict inclusion and exclusion criteria. Each woman was invited to complete and return a postal questionnaire addressing symptoms of pelvic floor dysfunction. There was a significant decrease in sexual satisfaction scores in women who underwent vaginal delivery in comparison with those who underwent elective caesarean section at 2 years follow-up. There was also a significant increase in the prevalence of urinary incontinence, incontinence of flatus, dyspareunia and subjective depression in women who underwent vaginal delivery.

Item Type:	Article
Date Type:	Publication
Status:	Published
Schools:	Medicine
Subjects:	R Medicine > R Medicine (General) R Medicine > RG Gynecology and obstetrics
Publisher:	Informa PLC
ISSN:	0144-3615
Last Modified:	20 Oct 2022 09:54
URI:	https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/33469

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