Body image and sexual function improve following prolapse repair.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Body image (a woman's perceptions and attitudes about her body) likely plays a role in pelvic organ prolapse treatment satisfaction and postoperative sexual function.

Objective

The primary aim of this study was to describe changes in body image after surgical repair of vaginal vault prolapse. The secondary aim was to evaluate whether changes in sexual function are correlated with changes in body image.

Study design

This was a planned secondary analysis of a randomized three-arm trial comparing surgical approaches for vaginal vault prolapse. Women with symptomatic posthysterectomy vault prolapse were randomized to: transvaginal native tissue repair, mesh placed abdominally (sacrocolpopexy), or mesh placed transvaginally (TVM). Body image was measured using t

SUBMITTER: Andy UU 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12325691 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature