How Urinary Incontinence Affects Sexual Activity in Polish Women: Results from a Cross-Sectional Study

Bartlomiej Burzynski, Piotr Gibala, Zuzanna Soltysiak-Gibala, Tomasz Jurys (), Piotr Przymuszala, Pawel Rzymski and Rafal Stojko
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Bartlomiej Burzynski: Department of Rehabilitation, Faculty of Health Sciences in Katowice, Medical University of Silesia in Katowice, Medykow 12, 40-752 Katowice, Poland
Piotr Gibala: Chair and Department of Gynecology, Obstetrics and Gynecological Oncology, Faculty of Health Sciences in Katowice, Medical University of Silesia in Katowice, Medykow 12, 40-752 Katowice, Poland
Zuzanna Soltysiak-Gibala: Chair and Department of Gynecology, Obstetrics and Gynecological Oncology, Faculty of Health Sciences in Katowice, Medical University of Silesia in Katowice, Medykow 12, 40-752 Katowice, Poland
Tomasz Jurys: Doctoral School, Faculty of Health Sciences in Katowice, Medical University of Silesia in Katowice, Medykow 12, 40-752 Katowice, Poland
Piotr Przymuszala: Department of Medical Education, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, Fredry 10, 61-701 Poznan, Poland
Pawel Rzymski: Department of Mother and Child Health, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, Gynecological and Obstetric University Hospital, Polna 33, 60-535 Poznan, Poland
Rafal Stojko: Chair and Department of Gynecology, Obstetrics and Gynecological Oncology, Faculty of Health Sciences in Katowice, Medical University of Silesia in Katowice, Medykow 12, 40-752 Katowice, Poland

IJERPH, 2022, vol. 19, issue 21, 1-9

Abstract: Urinary incontinence (UI) in women can cause a number of sexual dysfunctions and reduce their quality of life. Sexual health is essential to the self-esteem, emotional state, and overall quality of life. We aimed to assess the quality of sexual life of women with UI. The study included a group of 145 sexually active women diagnosed with UI. The research was conducted using the diagnostic survey method with authorial and validated questionnaires. As many as 49.1% of the respondents reported a deterioration of sexual relations in comparison with the time before the onset of UI symptoms. According to the FSDS-R results, 83.45% of respondents were dissatisfied with their sex life. The higher the result obtained by respondents in the FSDS-R scale, the lower was their quality of life in the IIQ-7 scale ( p ≤ 0.002, R = 0.53). The greatest impact was observed in the domains of emotional health and physical activity. The more incontinence symptoms reported by the respondent in the UDI-6 scale, the worse was her sexual satisfaction in the FSDS-R ( p = 0.003, R = 0.39). UI in women contributes to the development of sexual dysfunctions, including decreased interest in sexual life, limited intercourse, and dissatisfaction with sexual life.

Keywords: sexual function; urinary incontinence; sexual health; quality of life (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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