Table 6.

 Postoperative recovery and sexual functioning after sacrospinous hysteropexy and vaginal hysterectomy at 12 month follow-up. Values are means (standard deviations) unless stated otherwise

Time point of assessment	Sacrospinous hysteropexy			Vaginal hysterectomy		P value*
	No of women	Mean (SD) score		No of women	Mean (SD) score
Recovery index-10†:
Week 1	99	32 (7)		99	33 (6)	0.66
Week 2	100	34 (7)		99	34 (7)	0.58
Week 4	98	36 (7)		98	36 (6)	0.82
Week 6	98	38 (8)		99	38 (9)	0.87
PISQ-12‡:
Total score at baseline	56	33 (6)		64	35 (5)	0.05
Total score at 12 months	49	37 (5)§		56	37 (4)§	0.62

PISQ-12=pelvic organ prolapse/urinary incontinence sexual questionnaire.

*P value for exploratory purposes: independent samples t test of sacrospinous hysteropexy versus vaginal hysterectomy.

†10 item questionnaire measuring postoperative recovery on 5 point Likert scale. Summary scale score ranges from 10 to 50, where 50 indicates perfect recovery.

‡Total scores range from 0, which represents poorest sexual function, to 48 best sexual function.

§Not shown: paired sample test baseline score and follow-up score (sacrospinous hysteropexy P<0.002 and vaginal hysterectomy P<0.002).