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The effect of transobturator tape surgery on female sexual function: a systematic review and meta-analysis

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Abstract

Purpose

We aimed to review the literature regarding the effects of trans obturator tape surgery (TOT) on sexual functions in women with stress urinary incontinence (SUI) to reveal compact data and to reach more consistent and reliable results.

Methods

PRISMA statement was used in the current review. The databases of PubMed (Medline), Science Direct, and Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials were detected independently. We evaluated the studies comparing the preoperative and postoperative sexuality parameters related to the TOT procedure in females. Studies presenting the mean and standard deviation(SD) of global and sub-item Female Sexual Function Index(FSFI) were included in the current study.

Results

We identified 783 studies in full publications or abstract forms using the methodology above and the search terms. Finally, eight studies were included in the meta-analysis. The pooled analysis of the mean difference demonstrated that the total sexual function scores of the patients improved after TOT surgery.

Conclusion

The data collected from the current meta-analysis suggest that TOT surgery improves female sexual function.

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The datasets generated and analyzed during the current study are available from the corresponding author upon reasonable request.

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    Murat Dursun, Mazhar Ortac, Senol Tonyali & Ates Kadioglu

  2. Cerrahpasa Medical Faculty, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Urology, Istanbul University Cerrahpasa, Koca Mustafapaşa Cd. No:53, 34098, Fatih/Istanbul, Turkey

    Huseyin Besiroglu

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Dursun, M., Besiroglu, H., Ortac, M. et al. The effect of transobturator tape surgery on female sexual function: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Arch Gynecol Obstet 309, 2211–2221 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00404-023-07361-6

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