Supervised Pelvic Floor Muscle Training Improves Sexual Function and Diminishes Sexual Distress in Women with Relapsing–Remitting Multiple Sclerosis: A Randomised Controlled Study
This study investigates the impact of pelvic floor muscle training (PFMT) on sexual function and distress in women with multiple sclerosis (MS), a prevalent chronic nervous system disorder associated with sexual dysfunction. This study’s primary aim was to assess the effectiveness of PFMT at improvi...
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| author | Athanasios Zachariou Athanasios Zikopoulos Vaia Sapouna Chara Skentou Aris Kaltsas Ioannis Giannakis Dimitrios Zachariou Fotios Dimitriadis Charalampos Mamoulakis Dung Ba Tien Mai Nguyen Ho Vinh Phuoc Atsushi Takenaka Nikolaos Sofikitis |
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| description | This study investigates the impact of pelvic floor muscle training (PFMT) on sexual function and distress in women with multiple sclerosis (MS), a prevalent chronic nervous system disorder associated with sexual dysfunction. This study’s primary aim was to assess the effectiveness of PFMT at improving sexual function and alleviating sexual distress in this population. In a randomised controlled trial, 82 women with MS were divided into two groups: Group A (41 women) underwent 12 weeks of PFMT, while Group B (41 women) served as a control group with no intervention. Both groups were assessed at the beginning and end of this study using the Female Sexual Function Index (FSFI) and Female Sexual Distress Scale-Revised (FSDS-R). Statistical analysis, including Chi-square tests, was employed to compare the outcomes between the two groups, with a <i>p</i>-value of less than 0.05 considered significant. The results revealed no significant differences in baseline sexual function and distress between the groups. However, at the conclusion of the 12-week period, Group A exhibited statistically significant improvements in nearly all domains of FSFI and FSDS-R compared to Group B, except in the pain domain. This study concludes that PFMT can effectively enhance sexual function and reduce sexual distress in women suffering from MS. These findings underscore the potential of PFMT as a therapeutic intervention in managing sexual dysfunction associated with MS. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-a0d7a5a08518471982b222236d496a7b2024-01-26T17:19:32ZengMDPI AGJournal of Personalized Medicine2075-44262024-01-011418810.3390/jpm14010088Supervised Pelvic Floor Muscle Training Improves Sexual Function and Diminishes Sexual Distress in Women with Relapsing–Remitting Multiple Sclerosis: A Randomised Controlled StudyAthanasios Zachariou0Athanasios Zikopoulos1Vaia Sapouna2Chara Skentou3Aris Kaltsas4Ioannis Giannakis5Dimitrios Zachariou6Fotios Dimitriadis7Charalampos Mamoulakis8Dung Ba Tien Mai9Nguyen Ho Vinh Phuoc10Atsushi Takenaka11Nikolaos Sofikitis12Department of Urology, Faculty of Medicine, School of Health Sciences, University of Ioannina, 45110 Ioannina, GreeceDepartment of Urology, Faculty of Medicine, School of Health Sciences, University of Ioannina, 45110 Ioannina, GreeceDepartment of Urology, EV PRATTEIN Rehabilitation Centre, 38222 Volos, GreeceDepartment of Obstetrics and, Gynecology, Faculty of Medicine, School of Health Sciences, University of Ioannina, 45500 Ioannina, GreeceThird Department of Urology, Attikon University Hospital, School of Medicine, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, 12462 Athens, GreeceDepartment of Urology, Faculty of Medicine, School of Health Sciences, University of Ioannina, 45110 Ioannina, GreeceDepartment of Urology, EV PRATTEIN Rehabilitation Centre, 38222 Volos, GreeceDepartment of Urology, Faculty of Medicine, School of Health Sciences, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, 54124 Thessaloniki, GreeceDepartment of Urology, Faculty of Medicine, School of Health Sciences, University of Crete, 70013 Heraklion, GreeceDepartment of Andrology, Binh Dan Hospital, Ho Chi Minh City 70000, VietnamDepartment of Andrology, Binh Dan Hospital, Ho Chi Minh City 70000, VietnamDepartment of Urology, Tottori University, Yonago 683-8503, JapanDepartment of Urology, Faculty of Medicine, School of Health Sciences, University of Ioannina, 45110 Ioannina, GreeceThis study investigates the impact of pelvic floor muscle training (PFMT) on sexual function and distress in women with multiple sclerosis (MS), a prevalent chronic nervous system disorder associated with sexual dysfunction. This study’s primary aim was to assess the effectiveness of PFMT at improving sexual function and alleviating sexual distress in this population. In a randomised controlled trial, 82 women with MS were divided into two groups: Group A (41 women) underwent 12 weeks of PFMT, while Group B (41 women) served as a control group with no intervention. Both groups were assessed at the beginning and end of this study using the Female Sexual Function Index (FSFI) and Female Sexual Distress Scale-Revised (FSDS-R). Statistical analysis, including Chi-square tests, was employed to compare the outcomes between the two groups, with a <i>p</i>-value of less than 0.05 considered significant. The results revealed no significant differences in baseline sexual function and distress between the groups. However, at the conclusion of the 12-week period, Group A exhibited statistically significant improvements in nearly all domains of FSFI and FSDS-R compared to Group B, except in the pain domain. This study concludes that PFMT can effectively enhance sexual function and reduce sexual distress in women suffering from MS. These findings underscore the potential of PFMT as a therapeutic intervention in managing sexual dysfunction associated with MS.https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4426/14/1/88pelvic floor muscle trainingmultiple sclerosissexual dysfunctionwomen’s healthrandomised controlled trialsexual function and distress |
| spellingShingle | Athanasios Zachariou Athanasios Zikopoulos Vaia Sapouna Chara Skentou Aris Kaltsas Ioannis Giannakis Dimitrios Zachariou Fotios Dimitriadis Charalampos Mamoulakis Dung Ba Tien Mai Nguyen Ho Vinh Phuoc Atsushi Takenaka Nikolaos Sofikitis Supervised Pelvic Floor Muscle Training Improves Sexual Function and Diminishes Sexual Distress in Women with Relapsing–Remitting Multiple Sclerosis: A Randomised Controlled Study Journal of Personalized Medicine pelvic floor muscle training multiple sclerosis sexual dysfunction women’s health randomised controlled trial sexual function and distress |
| title | Supervised Pelvic Floor Muscle Training Improves Sexual Function and Diminishes Sexual Distress in Women with Relapsing–Remitting Multiple Sclerosis: A Randomised Controlled Study |
| title_full | Supervised Pelvic Floor Muscle Training Improves Sexual Function and Diminishes Sexual Distress in Women with Relapsing–Remitting Multiple Sclerosis: A Randomised Controlled Study |
| title_fullStr | Supervised Pelvic Floor Muscle Training Improves Sexual Function and Diminishes Sexual Distress in Women with Relapsing–Remitting Multiple Sclerosis: A Randomised Controlled Study |
| title_full_unstemmed | Supervised Pelvic Floor Muscle Training Improves Sexual Function and Diminishes Sexual Distress in Women with Relapsing–Remitting Multiple Sclerosis: A Randomised Controlled Study |
| title_short | Supervised Pelvic Floor Muscle Training Improves Sexual Function and Diminishes Sexual Distress in Women with Relapsing–Remitting Multiple Sclerosis: A Randomised Controlled Study |
| title_sort | supervised pelvic floor muscle training improves sexual function and diminishes sexual distress in women with relapsing remitting multiple sclerosis a randomised controlled study |
| topic | pelvic floor muscle training multiple sclerosis sexual dysfunction women’s health randomised controlled trial sexual function and distress |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4426/14/1/88 |
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