Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms (LUTS) among women attending gynaecology clinic and its effect on their social life

Introduction: Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms (LUTS) is a worldwide problem that is highly prevalent and varies by age, geography and culture. It influences the quality of life with a myriad of social implications. Objective: To estimate the prevalence of LUTS among patients attending the gynaecology...

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Main Authors: Nusee, Zalina, Rerah, Ruqaiyah B., Htyke, Myat Phyu, Abdulwahab, Dalia F, Ismail, Hamizah, Ramli, Roszaman, Awang, Mokhtar, Ismail, Rozihan
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spelling iium-501232017-10-16T03:30:26Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/50123/ Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms (LUTS) among women attending gynaecology clinic and its effect on their social life Nusee, Zalina Rerah, Ruqaiyah B. Htyke, Myat Phyu Abdulwahab, Dalia F Ismail, Hamizah Ramli, Roszaman Awang, Mokhtar Ismail, Rozihan RG Gynecology and obstetrics Introduction: Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms (LUTS) is a worldwide problem that is highly prevalent and varies by age, geography and culture. It influences the quality of life with a myriad of social implications. Objective: To estimate the prevalence of LUTS among patients attending the gynaecology clinic. We also assessed its severity and associated risk factors. Methodology: This is a cross sectional study where participants were given 3 sets of self-filled questionnaire; UDI-6, IIQ-7 and OAB v8. IMJM Vol. 14, Supplement Issue, Dec 2015 5 | M e dical Research Symposium 2015 Results: The prevalence of LUTs was 62%. The commonest symptoms were frequency (43%) and stress incontinence (49%). It was significantly associated with BMI, past obstetric history, menopausal status and previous pelvic surgery. Storage symptoms including stress urinary incontinence (SUI) and overactive bladder (OAB); and voiding dysfunction also shows significant associations. For SUI, the subject’s race, hormonal therapy status and smoking history were not significant. For OAB, other than race, HRT and smoking, BMI was also not significant. For voiding dysfunction, other than HRT and smoking, parity and menopausal status were also not significant. Conclusion: This study shows that LUTS is highly prevalent in our population. However, further longitudinal studies are need to better understand the severity and potential impact on quality of life. The Faculty of Medicine, International Islamic University Malaysia 2015-12 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/50123/1/IMJM-Vol-14-Supp-p04-Zalina-Nusee-MYRA_2015.pdf Nusee, Zalina and Rerah, Ruqaiyah B. and Htyke, Myat Phyu and Abdulwahab, Dalia F and Ismail, Hamizah and Ramli, Roszaman and Awang, Mokhtar and Ismail, Rozihan (2015) Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms (LUTS) among women attending gynaecology clinic and its effect on their social life. The International Medical Journal Malaysia, 14 (Supp.). pp. 4-5. ISSN 1823-4631 http://iiumedic.net/imjm/v1/download/volume_14_supplement/IMJM-Vol-14-Supp-p04-Zalina-Nusee.pdf
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topic RG Gynecology and obstetrics
spellingShingle RG Gynecology and obstetrics
Nusee, Zalina
Rerah, Ruqaiyah B.
Htyke, Myat Phyu
Abdulwahab, Dalia F
Ismail, Hamizah
Ramli, Roszaman
Awang, Mokhtar
Ismail, Rozihan
Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms (LUTS) among women attending gynaecology clinic and its effect on their social life
description Introduction: Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms (LUTS) is a worldwide problem that is highly prevalent and varies by age, geography and culture. It influences the quality of life with a myriad of social implications. Objective: To estimate the prevalence of LUTS among patients attending the gynaecology clinic. We also assessed its severity and associated risk factors. Methodology: This is a cross sectional study where participants were given 3 sets of self-filled questionnaire; UDI-6, IIQ-7 and OAB v8. IMJM Vol. 14, Supplement Issue, Dec 2015 5 | M e dical Research Symposium 2015 Results: The prevalence of LUTs was 62%. The commonest symptoms were frequency (43%) and stress incontinence (49%). It was significantly associated with BMI, past obstetric history, menopausal status and previous pelvic surgery. Storage symptoms including stress urinary incontinence (SUI) and overactive bladder (OAB); and voiding dysfunction also shows significant associations. For SUI, the subject’s race, hormonal therapy status and smoking history were not significant. For OAB, other than race, HRT and smoking, BMI was also not significant. For voiding dysfunction, other than HRT and smoking, parity and menopausal status were also not significant. Conclusion: This study shows that LUTS is highly prevalent in our population. However, further longitudinal studies are need to better understand the severity and potential impact on quality of life.
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author Nusee, Zalina
Rerah, Ruqaiyah B.
Htyke, Myat Phyu
Abdulwahab, Dalia F
Ismail, Hamizah
Ramli, Roszaman
Awang, Mokhtar
Ismail, Rozihan
author_facet Nusee, Zalina
Rerah, Ruqaiyah B.
Htyke, Myat Phyu
Abdulwahab, Dalia F
Ismail, Hamizah
Ramli, Roszaman
Awang, Mokhtar
Ismail, Rozihan
author_sort Nusee, Zalina
title Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms (LUTS) among women attending gynaecology clinic and its effect on their social life
title_short Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms (LUTS) among women attending gynaecology clinic and its effect on their social life
title_full Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms (LUTS) among women attending gynaecology clinic and its effect on their social life
title_fullStr Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms (LUTS) among women attending gynaecology clinic and its effect on their social life
title_full_unstemmed Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms (LUTS) among women attending gynaecology clinic and its effect on their social life
title_sort lower urinary tract symptoms (luts) among women attending gynaecology clinic and its effect on their social life
publisher The Faculty of Medicine, International Islamic University Malaysia
publishDate 2015
url http://irep.iium.edu.my/50123/
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http://irep.iium.edu.my/50123/1/IMJM-Vol-14-Supp-p04-Zalina-Nusee-MYRA_2015.pdf
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