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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2017 Jun 1.
Published in final edited form as: Obstet Gynecol. 2016 Jun;127(6):1071–1079. doi: 10.1097/AOG.0000000000001442

Table 2.

Sexual function and body image after vaginal prolapse surgery

Variable BASELINE 6 MONTHS 12 MONTHS 24 MONTHS Time (P-value)* ULS vs. SSLF (P-value)*

Sexually Active
Overall 184/346 (53.2%) 195/331 (58.9%) 186/317 (58.7%) 169/305 (55.4%) 0.65 0.16
De novo N/A 27/145 (18.6%) 28/134 (20.9%) 37/136 (27.2%) 0.17 0.19
Stopped N/A 7/169 (4.1%) 10/161 (6.2%) 26/150 (17.3%) <0.01 0.02
 ULS – Stopped N/A 1/84 (1.2%) 2/80 (2.5%) 12/76 (15.8%) 6 vs. 12MON: 0.52 6MON: 0.054
 SSLF – Stopped N/A 6/85 (7.1%) 8/81 (9.9%) 14/74 (18.9%) 6 vs. 24MON: <0.01
12 vs. 24MON: <0.01
12MON: 0.01
24MON: 0.44

Not Active/Restricted
Due to Pain 77/312 (24.7%) 57/283 (20.1%) 56/281 (19.9%) 62/270 (23.0%) 0.63 0.97
Due to Bulge 106/316 (33.5%) 59/284 (20.8%) 57/283 (20.1%) 57/278 (20.5%) 0.98 0.91
Due to Incontinence 55/313 (17.6%) 30/286 (10.5%) 28/284 (9.9%) 32/272 (11.8%) 0.78 >0.99

Dyspareunia§
Overall Dyspareunia = PISQ-12 Questions B5 or C4 or Treatment 77/312 (24.7%) 31/301 (10.3%) 26/296 (8.8%) 45/275 (16.4%) 0.01
6 vs. 12MON: 0.64
6 vs. 24MON: 0.02
12 vs. 24MON: <0.01
0.14
De novo Dyspareunia N/A 7/123 (5.7%) 6/122 (4.9%) 11/112 (9.8%) 0.41 0.63
B5: Pain during intercourse 48/182 (26.4%) 21/194 (10.8%) 14/186 (7.5%) 24/165 (14.5%) 0.12 0.92
C4: Fear of pain 29/130 (22.3%) 9/107 (8.4%) 8/109 (7.3%) 15/110 (13.6%) 0.22 0.20
Treatment for Dyspareunia N/A 1/352 (0.3%) 4/341 (1.2%) 10/319 (3.1%) N/A 0.21

PISQ-12
N 183 161 150 124 0.02 0.65
Mean ± SE 30.7 ± 0.6 7.1 ± 0.7 7.2 ± 0.7 5.9 ± 0.7 6 vs. 12MON: 0.87
Minimum, Maximum 6.5, 46.0 −11.0, 25.5 −10.0, 29.0 −13.6, 25.0 6 vs. 24MON: 0.01
12 vs. 24MON: 0.01

Normalized Body Image Score
N 354 340 325 300 <0.01 0.54
Mean ± SE 25.3 ± 0.2 −20.7 ± 1.7 −20.8 ± 1.7 −17.6 ± 1.7 6 vs. 12MON: 0.85
Minimum, Maximum 0.0, 100 −100, 66.7 −100, 92.6 −100, 96.3 6 vs. 24MON: <0.01
12 vs. 24MON: <0.01

ULS=uterosacral ligament suspension. SSLF=sacrospinous ligament fixation. MON=Month. PISQ-12=Pelvic Organ Prolapse-Urinary Incontinence Sexual Questionnaire. NA = Not Applicable. SE=Standard error.

*

P-values for Time and for ULS vs. SSLF are from longitudinal generalized linear mixed models of dichotomous outcomes (sexually active, not active or restricted, and dyspareunia) or longitudinal general linear mixed models of changes from baseline for continuous outcomes (PISQ-12 and normalized body image score).

Proportion of women with the outcome is significantly different from baseline at the p<0.01 level based on the longitudinal generalized linear mixed model.

Proportion of women with the outcome is significantly different from baseline at the p<0.05 level based on the longitudinal generalized linear mixed model.

§

Dyspareunia was defined by a response of either “Always” or “Usually” PISQ-12 question B5 “Do you feel pain during intercourse” (for women who were sexually active), or a response of either “Always” or “Usually” to PISQ-12 question C4 “Does fear of pain during sexual intercourse restrict your activity” (for women who were not sexually active), or any postoperative treatment for dyspareunia. De novo dyspareunia was assessed in the subset of women who were sexually active without pain at baseline.

Due to the cumulative nature of treatment for dyspareunia, testing for differences between surgical groups is only performed on treatment by 24 months and time is not included in the model.

Values at 6-month, 12-month, and 24-month time points are adjusted mean changes from baseline and standard errors from the longitudinal general linear mixed models. Mean changes from baseline are significantly different from zero at the p<0.01 level.