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Background: The affect of Laparascopic Lateral Suspension on quality of life and sexual activity in POP patients.  Objective: This study aimed to investigate the quality of life (QOL) and sexual activity after Laparascopic Lateral Suspension (LLS) for pelvic organ prolapse (POP) in Turkish women. The practical success rate and complications related surgery were also analyzed.  Study design: Prolapse Quality of Life Questionnaire (P-QOL) was used for investigate QOL in study group. Female Sexual Function Index (FSFI) was wielded for evaluating sexual function. Both tests were asked before the surgery and 12 months later. The results were recorded and retrospectively analyzed.  Results: 237 patients were included in this study. Every P-QOL parameter was markedly recovered postoperatively. The complications detected after the surgery were; side pain 13 (5.5%), POP recurrence 4 (1.6%),de novo stress urinary incontinence 2 (0.8%), mesh erosion 1 (0.4%), and de novo dyspareunia 1 (0.4%).Cause of haven’t got any partner, 124 of the 237 patients (52.3%) reject to finish the FSFI. The rest 113 patients fulfilled the FSFI before and 79 patients completed the FSFI after the surgery. While 13 (5.4%) were sexually active before the surgery, 18 (7.5%) were sexually active after the surgery. The significantly increased domain after surgery was sexual function score with arousal.  Conclusion: In this study, low frequency of sexual intercourse was found in Turkish POP population before and also after the operation. However, LLS technic proved fine QOL resuts with a high success rate. Its complications rate is also low. LLS is safe and effective for both sexually active and inactive POP patients.

How does laparascopic lateral suspension affect the quality of life (QOL) and sexual activity?