Martínez TJC, Bolaños AO, Rodríguez AEM, Rodríguez LH, García DJÁ

Language: Spanish
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Page: 224-233
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ABSTRACT

Pelvic floor dysfunction: an incorrect functioning of the muscles closing the bottom hole of the pelvis. It is related to risk factors. It makes life quality worse, restricts autonomy, and affects psychosocial, working, affective and sexual performance. Objective: identification of the relation among pelvic floor dysfunction, concerns about sexual problems, and risk factors contributing to the emergence and maintenance of both dysfunctions. Material and methods: an observational, descriptive, transverse study, and an anonymous questionnaire relating pelvic floor dysfunctions and their effects on sexuality, answered by patients under rehabilitation treatment. Results. The questionnaire was answered by 36 patients: 72% females (average age: 52.8 years) and 27% males (average age: 47.4 years). Most frequent risk factors: arterial hypertension, smoking habit, and sedentary life. Most frequent dysfunctions: incontinence of faeces or urine. Among the patients observed, 69% of them have a stable relationship, 61% have sexual intercourse, 55% state that they have difficulties to get satisfactory relations, and 77% wish to achieve their sexual functioning. Conclusions. Both dysfunctions share risk factors and chronic diseases. Half of them have incontinence of faeces followed by incontinence of urine. Most of them have a stable sexual relationship, with sexual intercourse with some difficulties: afraid of making the dysfunction possible, lack of sexual desire, have difficulty in penetration, and no satisfaction with sexual relations. Most patients wish to make their sexual functioning better.