Journal article
An international Urogynecological association (IUGA)/international continence society (ICS) joint report on the terminology for the assessment of sexual health of women with pelvic floor dysfunction.
- Rogers RG Department of Women's Health, Dell Medical School, University of Texas, 1301 W 38th Street, Suit705, Austin, TX, 78705, USA. rebecca.rogers@austin.utexas.edu.
- Pauls RN TriHealth Good Samaritan Hospital, Cincinnati, OH, USA.
- Thakar R Croydon University Hospital Croydon, London, UK.
- Morin M Universite de Sherbrooke, Montreal, QC, Canada.
- Kuhn A University Teaching Hospital Berne (Inselspital), Bern, Switzerland.
- Petri E University of Greifswald, Schwerin, Germany.
- Fatton B University Hospital Nîmes, Nimes, Languedoc-Roussillon, France.
- Whitmore K Drexel University College of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, USA.
- Kingsberg SA Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, USA.
- Lee J St Vincents Hospital, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, Australia.
- 2018-03-27
Published in:
- International urogynecology journal. - 2018
Female pelvic floor dysfunction
Female sexual health
Terminology
Consensus
Female
Female Urogenital Diseases
Gynecology
Humans
Pelvic Floor
Pelvic Floor Disorders
Sexual Health
Societies, Medical
Terminology as Topic
Urology
English
INTRODUCTION AND HYPOTHESIS
The terminology in current use for sexual function and dysfunction in women with pelvic floor disorders lacks uniformity, which leads to uncertainty, confusion, and unintended ambiguity. The terminology for the sexual health of women with pelvic floor dysfunction needs to be collated in a clinically-based consensus report.
METHODS
This report combines the input of members of the Standardization and Terminology Committees of two International Organizations, the International Urogynecological Association (IUGA), and the International Continence Society (ICS), assisted at intervals by many external referees. Internal and external review was developed to exhaustively examine each definition, with decision-making by collective opinion (consensus). Importantly, this report is not meant to replace, but rather complement current terminology used in other fields for female sexual health and to clarify terms specific to women with pelvic floor dysfunction.
RESULTS
A clinically based terminology report for sexual health in women with pelvic floor dysfunction encompassing over 100 separate definitions, has been developed. Key aims have been to make the terminology interpretable by practitioners, trainees, and researchers in female pelvic floor dysfunction. Interval review (5-10 years) is anticipated to keep the document updated and as widely acceptable as possible.
CONCLUSIONS
A consensus-based terminology report for female sexual health in women with pelvic floor dysfunction has been produced aimed at being a significant aid to clinical practice and a stimulus for research.
The terminology in current use for sexual function and dysfunction in women with pelvic floor disorders lacks uniformity, which leads to uncertainty, confusion, and unintended ambiguity. The terminology for the sexual health of women with pelvic floor dysfunction needs to be collated in a clinically-based consensus report.
METHODS
This report combines the input of members of the Standardization and Terminology Committees of two International Organizations, the International Urogynecological Association (IUGA), and the International Continence Society (ICS), assisted at intervals by many external referees. Internal and external review was developed to exhaustively examine each definition, with decision-making by collective opinion (consensus). Importantly, this report is not meant to replace, but rather complement current terminology used in other fields for female sexual health and to clarify terms specific to women with pelvic floor dysfunction.
RESULTS
A clinically based terminology report for sexual health in women with pelvic floor dysfunction encompassing over 100 separate definitions, has been developed. Key aims have been to make the terminology interpretable by practitioners, trainees, and researchers in female pelvic floor dysfunction. Interval review (5-10 years) is anticipated to keep the document updated and as widely acceptable as possible.
CONCLUSIONS
A consensus-based terminology report for female sexual health in women with pelvic floor dysfunction has been produced aimed at being a significant aid to clinical practice and a stimulus for research.
- Language
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- English
- Open access status
- closed
- Identifiers
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- DOI 10.1007/s00192-018-3603-9
- PMID 29577166
- Persistent URL
- https://folia.unifr.ch/global/documents/178136
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