Table 2.
Pelvic/Urinary Symptoms Following Supracervical or Total Abdominal Hysterectomy
| Number (%) of participants with symptoms |
Supracervical Hysterectomy (n=27)† |
Total Abdominal Hysterectomy (n=27)† |
Within group change p-value |
Between group RR (95% CI) |
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| Baseline | Long-term | Baseline | Long-term | SCH | TAH | ||
| Data available, n (%) | 27 (100) | 18 (67) | 27 (100) | 19 (70) | |||
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| Vaginal bleeding, n (%) | 12 (44) | 2 (11)* | 14 (52) | 0 (0)* | < 0.01 | NA | NA |
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| Pelvic pain, n (%) | |||||||
| Never | 5 (19) | 14 (78) | 1 (4) | 16 (84) | < 0.01 | < 0.01 | 3.17 (0.36, 27.72) |
| < once a week | 3 (11) | 1 (5) | 6 (22) | 2 (11) | |||
| > once a week | 11 (41) | 2 (11) | 12 (44) | 1 (5) | |||
| Daily | 8 (30) | 1 (5) | 8 (30) | 0 (0) | |||
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| Pelvic/bladder pressure, n (%) | |||||||
| Never | 4 (15) | 12 (67) | 4 (15) | 11 (61) | < 0.01 | <0.01 | 2.11 (0.44, 10.15) |
| < once a week | 6 (22) | 2 (11) | 7 (26) | 6 (32) | |||
| > once a week | 7 (26) | 2 (11) | 8 (30) | 2 (11) | |||
| Daily | 10 (37) | 2 (11) | 8 (30) | 0 (0) | |||
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| Vagina bulging out, n (%) | |||||||
| Never | 10 (37) | 18 (100) | 10 (37) | 18 (95) | < 0.01 | < 0.01 | NA |
| < once a week | 2 (7) | 0 (0) | 2 (7) | 1 (5) | |||
| > once a week | 9 (33) | 0 (0) | 9 (33) | 0 (0) | |||
| Daily | 6 (22) | 0 (0) | 6 (22) | 0 (0) | |||
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| Back pain, n (%) | |||||||
| Never | 3 (11) | 3 (17) | 2 (7) | 6 (33) | 0.18 | 0.01 | 1.81 (0.92, 3.55) |
| < once a week | 4 (15) | 3 (17) | 5 (19) | 6 (33) | |||
| > once a week | 14 (52) | 8 (44) | 15 (56) | 4 (22) | |||
| Daily | 6 (22) | 4 (22) | 5 (19) | 3 (16) | |||
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| Urinary urgency, n (%) | |||||||
| Never | 6 (22) | 3 (17) | 9 (33) | 7 (37) | 0.41 | 0.65 | 0.84 (0.27, 2.66) |
| Rarely | 2 (7) | 3 (17) | 5 (19) | 3 (16) | |||
| Sometimes | 12 (44) | 8 (44) | 5 (19) | 4 (21) | |||
| Often | 6 (22) | 2 (11) | 6 (22) | 4 (21) | |||
| Always | 1 (4) | 2 (11) | 2 (7) | 1 (5) | |||
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| Incomplete emptying, n (%) | |||||||
| Never | 9 (35) | 7 (39) | 13 (48) | 10 (53) | 0.65 | 0.41 | 2.64 (0.58, 11.92) |
| Rarely | 4 (15) | 3 (17) | 4 (15) | 3 (16) | |||
| Sometimes | 8 (31) | 3 (17) | 6 (22) | 4 (21) | |||
| Often | 4 (15) | 4 (22) | 3 (11) | 2 (11) | |||
| Always | 1 (4) | 1 (5) | 1 (4) | 0 (0) | |||
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| Frequent urination, n (%) | |||||||
| Never | 5 (19) | 4 (22) | 4 (15) | 5 (26) | 0.06 | 0.65 | 0.70 (0.24, 2.09) |
| Rarely | 1 (4) | 4 (22) | 9 (33) | 5 (26) | |||
| Sometimes | 9 (33) | 6 (33) | 4 (15) | 3 (16) | |||
| Often | 7 (26) | 4 (22) | 4 (15) | 5 (26) | |||
| Always | 5 (19) | 0 (0) | 6 (22) | 1 (5) | |||
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| Stress incontinence, n (%) | |||||||
| Never | 3 (11) | 2 (11) | 2 (7) | 2 (11) | 0.10 | 0.08 | 0.95 (0.21, 4.35) |
| 1-2 times/month | 5 (19) | 6 (33) | 5 (19) | 3 (16) | |||
| 1-2 times/week | 6 (22) | 1 (5) | 2 (7) | 2 (11) | |||
| Daily | 3 (11) | 2 (11) | 5 (19) | 0 (0) | |||
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| Urge incontinence, n (%) | |||||||
| Never | 6 (22) | 3 (17) | 1 (4) | 2 (11) | 0.16 | 032 | 0.73 (0.26, 2.07) |
| 1-2 times/month | 6 (22) | 4 (22) | 9 (33) | 2 (11) | |||
| 1-2 times/week | 3 (11) | 3 (17) | 2 (7) | 3 (16) | |||
| Daily | 2 (7) | 1 (5) | 2 (7) | 1 (5) | |||
*
Long-term percentages are based on N of 18 and 19 responders for SCH and TAH, respectively.
†
Original site cohort total N