Table 2.
Overview of results per category of POP ≥ stage 2
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Isolated anterior wall N = 76 (%) |
Isolated posterior wall N = 38 (%) |
Combined anterior and posterior wall N = 20 (%) |
Prolapse including vaginal vault N = 19 (%) |
Any prolapse N = 153 (%) |
No prolapse (stage 0–1) N = 94 (%) |
Total N = 247 (%) |
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Above hymen (≤ 0) |
65 (85) | 36 (95) | 13 (65) | 2 (10) | 116 (76) | 94 (100) | 210 (85) |
|
Beyond hymen (> 0) |
11 (15) | 2 (5) | 7 (35) | 17 (90) | 37 (24) | 0 (0) | 37 (15) |
| Bulging sensationa | 24 (32) | 7 (18) | 6 (30) | 10 (53) | 53 (35) | 6 (6) | 59 (24) |
| PFDI-20 score; median (IQRb) | |||||||
| Total | 44 (21–78) | 37 (23–76) | 64 (36–84) | 42 (8–73) | 44 (23–76) | 30 (12–57) | 38 (17–69) |
| POPDI | 8 (0–19) | 8 (0–17) | 17 (0–33) | 8 (0–17) | 8 (0–21) | 4 (0–17) | 8 (0–17) |
| CRADI | 9 (5–19) | 11 ((3–25) | 19 (9–34) | 6 (0–25) | 9 (3–22) | 6 (0–19) | 9 (3–22) |
| UDI | 21 (6–44) | 17 (4–33) | 23 (8–38) | 17 (4–25) | 21 (8–38) | 13 (4–25) | 17 (4–33) |
| Top 3 symptoms PFDI (only moderate or severe bother) | |||||||
| 1 | Frequent urination (22%) | Uncontrollable flatus (18%) | Uncontrollable flatus (30%) | Bulging sensation (16%) | Uncontrollable flatus (17%) | Stress incontinence (16%) | Uncontrollable flatus (14%) |
| 2 | Urge incontinence (20%) | Incomplete bowel emptying (16%) | Pain or discomfort in pelvic area (30%) | Urgency before bowel movement (16%) | Frequent urination (17%) | Straining to pass stool (11%) | Frequent urination (14%) |
| 3 | Incomplete bladder emptying (17%) | 4 items on third placec | Straining to pass stool (25%) | 2 items on third placed | Urge incontinence (14%) | Incomplete bowel emptying (10%) | Stress incontinence (13%) |
aMild, moderate and/or severe bulging sensation according to PFDI-20
bIQR = interquartile range; 25th and 75th percentile
c13%: Digital evacuation of faeces, incomplete defecation, frequent urination, urge incontinence
d11%: Manual micturition, difficulty passing stool