Research Article

Sexual Function in Women with Stress Urinary Incontinence Treated with the SPARC Sling System

Table 5

FSFI domains’ score of all pre- and postoperative sexual active women with normal and reduced sexual function before and after surgery.

DomainsNSF preop.NSF postop. valueRSF preop.RSF postop. value

Desire (2.4–4.8) (2.4–4.8)0.9 (1.2–4.2) (2.4–6)0.03
Arousal (3.9–6) (3.3–5.4)0.6 (0.9–4.5) (2.4–5.4)0.01
Lubrication (4–6) (3.6–6)0.6 (1.2–6) (1–6)0.04
Orgasm (4–6) (1.2–6)0.09 (1.2–4.4) (1.2–5.6)0.02
Satisfaction (1.2–6) (1.2–6)0.9 (1–5) (2–6)0.01
Pain (4–6) (5-6)0.9 (1.6–6) (3–6)0.1
FSFI total score (26.9–34.8) (24.2–35.6)0.8 (10.2–26.1) (18.1–35)0.002
Number of patients15151818

NSF: women with normal sexual function (FSFI > 26.55).
RSF: women with reduced sexual function (FSFI < 26.55).
FSFI: female sexual function index.
Domain values are presented as mean, standard deviation, and range.