Stress urinary incontinence after labor and satisfaction with sex life

Abstract

Objectives: The aim of the study was to assess the incidence of stress urinary incontinence in women after labor, its determinants, and to establish its effect on women's satisfaction with their sex lives. Material and methods: The research implemented the Gaudenz-Incontinence-Questionnaire and the Sexual Quality of Life-Female scale (SQoL-F). The principal inclusion criterion was the time of 3 to 6 months after labor. Results: The research was carried out amongst 193 women. Thirty-two of the participants (16.6%) showed symptoms of stress urinary incontinence after labor that were statistically correlated with the number of experienced labors (p = 0.044) and the newborn's weight (p = 0.016). The participants' sex life satisfaction was on average 75.47 ± 24.68. The respondents suffering from stress urinary incontinence obtained a significantly lower (p = 0.006) average score for general sex life satisfaction (64.38 ± 26.15) when compared with women without symptoms of stress urinary incontinence (77.67 ± 23.86). Conclusions: The problem of incontinence after labor affected one in six women. Occupation, number of pregnancies, damage to the perineum during labor, and the infant's birth weight significantly dependent on the incontinence occurrence after labor. The onset of incontinence symptoms in women in the reproductive age has an adverse effect on their sex life satisfaction.

Relationship between sexual quality of life and life satisfaction in women with urinary incontinence: A cross-sectional survey

“…In the literature, the sexual quality of life of different sample groups was investigated and different results were obtained. Stadnicka et al 18 in their study with 193 women who were in their postpartum they determined the mean score of SQOL as 75.47 ± 24.68 and concluded that urinary incontinence has negative effects on sexual life in women of reproductive age. In studies conducted with 180 married and literate women who applied to a health institution for various reasons, the mean score of SQOL was 73.37 ± 17,16 Tuğut and Gölbaşı, 10 Selimoglu and Beydag 19 found that the mean score of SQOL of women who were breastfeeding their children after the delivery was 60.43 ± 10.70.…”

Pelvic floor muscle exercises plus biofeedback versus pelvic floor muscle exercises for patients with stress urinary incontinence: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials

“…Coughing, sneezing, laughing, running, or hard lifting might cause urine to flow from the bladder due to the pressure involved [4][5][6][7]. SUI is a widespread illness that mostly affects women, particularly those who have recently given birth or gone through menopause [8,9]. Obesity, nerve injury, and pelvic surgery are among the additional risk factors for SUI [8][9][10].…”

“…SUI is a widespread illness that mostly affects women, particularly those who have recently given birth or gone through menopause [8,9]. Obesity, nerve injury, and pelvic surgery are among the additional risk factors for SUI [8][9][10].…”

Postpartum stress urinary incontinence: a clinical study of 6,302 cases in Jiangsu Province

“…In the United States, the prevalence of SUI is 9.7% in primiparous women, 16.3% in those with a history of two deliveries and increases to 23.9% in those with more than three deliveries, compared to 6.5% in nulliparous women [10]. Stadnicka et al [11] reported that urinary incontinence occurs in one in six women in the time of 3 to 6 months after labor. The prevalence and incidence of postpartum UI have been extensively studied.…”