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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2017 Jul 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Sex Med. 2016 Jul;13(7):1071–1079. doi: 10.1016/j.jsxm.2016.05.005

Table 5.

Sexual Dysfunction-Associated Symptoms by Ostomy Status

Characteristic Ostomy
(%)		 Anastomosis
(%)		 Unadjusted Adjusted
Female functional
problems: 		(n=62
women) 		(n=173
women) 		OR1 95% CI OR1 95% CI
Problem with vaginal
dryness
  Before surgery		 22.8 28.3 0.73 0.36,
1.48		 0.73 0.36, 1.48
  After surgery 35.9 39.0 0.88 0.46,
1.67		 1.02 0.40, 2.62
  Currently 36.0 42.7 0.73 0.38,
1.42		 .78 0.29, 2.08
Problem with vaginal
stricture
  Before surgery		 3.8 7.8 0.46 0.10,
2.13		 0.45 0.10, 2.10
  After surgery 25.5 16.8 1.70 0.79,
3.64		 2.71 1.08, 6.75
  Currently 27.5 17.4 1.75 0.83,
3.71		 3.29 1.20, 9.04
Problem with vaginal pain
  Before surgery		 7.3 7.6 0.95 0.29,
3.07		 0.95 0.29, 3.08
  After surgery 25.0 14.6 1.95 0.90,
4.24		 2.75 1.04, 7.32
  Currently 21.6 12.0 1.97 0.86,
4.50		 5.53 1.64, 18.63
Male functional
problems: 		(n=119
men) 		(n=221 men) OR1 95% CI OR1 95% CI
Problem with getting
erection
  Before surgery		 15.8 21.0 0.71 0.38,
1.33		 0.68 0.36, 1.30
  After surgery 70.1 58.8 1.65 0.98,
2.75		 2.02 1.12, 3.63
  Currently 73.3 69.2 1.22 0.72,
2.07		 1.36 0.73, 2.52
Problem with maintain
erection
  Before surgery		 20.6 25.1 0.77 0.43,
1.39		 0.76 0.42, 1.37
  After surgery 71.4 60.5 1.63 0.96,
2.79		 1.91 1.03, 3.56
  Currently 77.2 74.3 1.17 0.66,
2.09		 1.29 0.65, 2.54
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OR associated with having an ostomy