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Evaluation of coital incontinence by electronic questionnaire: prevalence, associations and outcomes in women attending a urogynaecology clinic

Overview of attention for article published in International Urogynecology Journal & Pelvic Floor Dysfunction, June 2017
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Title
Evaluation of coital incontinence by electronic questionnaire: prevalence, associations and outcomes in women attending a urogynaecology clinic
Published in
International Urogynecology Journal & Pelvic Floor Dysfunction, June 2017
DOI 10.1007/s00192-017-3380-x
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Thomas Gray, Weiguang Li, Patrick Campbell, Swati Jha, Stephen Radley

Abstract

Coital incontinence is the involuntary leakage of urine during sexual intercourse and is divided into that occurring with penetration and that occurring with orgasm. Mechanisms of coital incontinence are poorly understood. The aim of this retrospective study was to measure the prevalence of coital incontinence and evaluate the association among various types of coital incontinence with stress urinary incontinence (SUI), overactive bladder (OAB) and impact on quality-of-life in women attending a urogynaecology clinic. A total of 2,312 women completed the electronic Personal Assessment Questionnaire-Pelvic Floor (ePAQ-PF) in advance of their urogynaecology consultation. Logistic regression and Spearman's rank-order correlation evaluated associations between types of coital incontinence and OAB and SUI. The Mann-Whitney test evaluated the relationship between coital incontinence and self-reported quality of sex life and self-avoidance and partner avoidance of sex. Subgroup analysis analysed outcomes in 84 women with coital incontinence undergoing treatment with tension-free vaginal tape (TVT). Prevalence of coital incontinence in the cohort was 30%. Symptoms of OAB (p < 0.005) and SUI (p < 0.005) were significantly and independently associated with both types of coital incontinence (orgasm and penetration). In women with coital incontinence compared with those without, there was significant self-avoidance of sex (p < 0.0005), partner avoidance of sex (p < 0.0005) and impaired quality of sex life due to sexual problems (p < 0.005). The impact of this was significant in each group. Subgroup analysis of 84 women undergoing TVT showed significant improvement in all coital incontinence symptoms 3 months post-operatively. Using an electronic questionnaire before consultation has identified coital incontinence to be a prevalent symptom, having a significant impact on the patient's sex life. Coital incontinence at orgasm and penetration are both significantly associated with SUI and OAB.

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Country Count As %
Unknown 43 100%

Demographic breakdown

Readers by professional status Count As %
Student > Ph. D. Student 8 19%
Other 7 16%
Student > Bachelor 5 12%
Student > Postgraduate 3 7%
Student > Master 3 7%
Other 8 19%
Unknown 9 21%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Medicine and Dentistry 22 51%
Nursing and Health Professions 3 7%
Psychology 3 7%
Social Sciences 2 5%
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology 1 2%
Other 1 2%
Unknown 11 26%
Attention Score in Context

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This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 11. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 16 July 2018.
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#3,344,345
of 25,382,440 outputs
Outputs from International Urogynecology Journal & Pelvic Floor Dysfunction
#212
of 2,900 outputs
Outputs of similar age
#58,891
of 331,395 outputs
Outputs of similar age from International Urogynecology Journal & Pelvic Floor Dysfunction
#5
of 34 outputs
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