Obstetrics and Gynecology
Zinat Ghanbari; Marzieh Hajibabaei; Elaheh Miri Ashtiani; Azita Ghanbarpour; Ali Montazeri
Volume 7, Issue 2 , September and October 2021, , Pages 114-120
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Background & Objective: Pelvic floor disorders (PFDs) are common devastating situations among women globally. The present study aimed to evaluate the clinical efficacy of radiofrequency (RF) on pelvic floor distress, restoration, and sexual function among women with PFDs.Materials & Methods: This ...
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Background & Objective: Pelvic floor disorders (PFDs) are common devastating situations among women globally. The present study aimed to evaluate the clinical efficacy of radiofrequency (RF) on pelvic floor distress, restoration, and sexual function among women with PFDs.Materials & Methods: This pre-post intervention study was performed on forty-three women with PFDs, who referred to a teaching pelvic floor clinic. Patients underwent RF three times fortnightly. Women were examined at three time points of baseline, one month post-intervention, and in a three months follow-up. In addition, a biofeedback evaluation was performed by a physiotherapist at the first session and follow-up. All women were asked to complete the Female Sexual Function Index and Pelvic Floor Distress Inventory questionnaires at the first session and in follow-up assessments. Descriptive statistics, the paired samples t-test, and the Friedman test were used to analyze the data.Results: The mean and standard deviation of the age and gravidity of participants were 40.3±8.01 years and 2.65±1.3, respectively. We observed that 81.4% of women had a history of vaginal delivery. A significant improvement was found in the levator muscle tonicity by manual examination in the three-month follow-up (P < /em><0.001). Moreover, maximal pelvic floor contraction measured by biofeedback improved (P < /em>=0.075). There were significant improvements in female sexual function and pelvic floor distress, including pelvic organ prolapse, colorectal-anal distress, and urinary distress after RF therapy (P < /em><0.001).Conclusion: The findings of the current investigation showed that RF could be applied for pelvic floor restoration and is likely to improve sexual function and pelvic floor distress.
Obstetrics and Gynecology
Tahereh Eftekhar; Marzieh Hajibabaei; Leila Pourali; Maryam Vizheh; Ali Montazeri
Volume 6, Issue 3 , June 2021, , Pages 128-133
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Background & Objective: Vaginal laxity is a prevalent disorder that influences woman’s sexual satisfaction and quality of life. This study aimed to evaluate the impact of Higgs radiofrequency on pelvic organ prolapse and sexual function among women suffering from vaginal laxity.Materials & ...
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Background & Objective: Vaginal laxity is a prevalent disorder that influences woman’s sexual satisfaction and quality of life. This study aimed to evaluate the impact of Higgs radiofrequency on pelvic organ prolapse and sexual function among women suffering from vaginal laxity.Materials & Methods: This was a pre- and post-intervention study. Twenty-two subjects who suffered from vaginal laxity referring to a pelvic floor clinic affiliated with Tehran University of Medical Sciences were studied. Higgs radiofrequency was administered at six sessions with a two-week interval. Women were evaluated by an urogynecologist for pelvic organ prolapse quantification (POP-Q) twice: before and three months after intervention. Also, women responded to the Female Sexual Function Index (FSFI-19) at baseline and three months follow-up assessment. Data were analyzed by descriptive statistics and paired samples t-test.Results: The mean age of participants was 40.30 (SD = 8.01) years. The mean number of gravidities was 2.45 (SD = 1.29). Seventeen women (77.3 %) suffered from severe or moderate vaginal laxity. After intervention, the point Ba (P < /em>=0.02), perineal body-point PB (P < /em>=0.058) and total vaginal length (0.014) significantly improved. Also, female sexual function and its six domains improved (P < /em><0.001).Conclusion: The findings indicated that Higgs radiofrequency was a safe and noninvasive technique that improved some pelvic organ prolapse quantification and sexual function among women suffering from vaginal laxity.
