Sexual and Reproductive Health
Sexual and Reproductive Health in Women
For many years the sexual and reproductive health of women with SCI was not studied. Although few intervention trials exist on this topic, there are observational studies of clinical importance, which provide information as well as serve to highlight the major sexual and reproductive health issues that exist for women with SCI.
Author Year; Country Dates included in the review Total sample size Level of evidence Type of study Score |
Methods Databases |
Outcomes |
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Ghidini & Simonson 2011; USA |
Method: Literature search for peer-reviewed original articles published in English concerning pregnancy in women with SCI; references selected based on relevance to effects of pregnancy on SCI and the outcome of pregnancy in women with SCI. Databases: PubMed, MEDLINE, The Cochrane Library. |
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Pannek and Bertschy 2011; Switzerland Reviewed published articles from PubMed and Medline with no date restrictions N=14 Level of evidence Assessed using the Oxford Center of Evidence-Based Medicine criteria Type of studies 1 prospective cohort, 9 retrospective case series, 4 case reports AMSTAR=3 |
Method: Searched for studies published in English or German on the urologic management of pregnant women with SCI. Databases: Medline and PubMed |
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Lombardi et al. 2010; Italy Reviewed published articles from 1993 to 2009 N=not stated Level of evidence Methodological quality not assessed Type of studies Not described AMSTAR=1 |
Method: Searched for internationally published studies from the PubMed database with keywords related to female SCI sexual function. Searches were also done with oneco-morbidity or one behaviour risk factor together with SCI female or female sexual dysfunction. Databases: PubMed |
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