Riitta Fagerholm1, Risto Rintala, Seppo Taskinen. 1. Department of Paediatric Surgery, Children's Hospital, University of Helsinki, Stenbäckinkatu 11, 00290 Helsinki, Finland.
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: To investigate the prevalence of lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) in a Finnish cohort of patients who had undergone feminizing genitoplasty in childhood. PATIENTS AND METHODS: Information on LUTS was assessed using the Danish Prostatic Symptom Score questionnaire: 24 out of 45 females (53%) returned the questionnaire; 16 patients with prenatal androgen exposure (congenital adrenal hyperplasia = CAH group) and eight with androgen insensitivity (AIS group). RESULTS: Urge urinary incontinence was reported by 13% of the patients in both the CAH and AIS groups and by 15% of the controls. Stress urinary incontinence was reported by 31% of the patients in the CAH group, 13% of the patients in the AIS group and 22% of the controls. Distressing voiding symptoms were reported by 19% of the patients in the CAH group, 13% of the patients in the AIS group and 28% of the controls, and of these straining and incomplete emptying were the most prevalent. CONCLUSIONS: LUTS are as common in female DSD patients with feminizing genitoplasty as they are in controls. Some degree of distressing incontinence occurred in 13%-25% of the young female patients and the controls.
OBJECTIVE: To investigate the prevalence of lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) in a Finnish cohort of patients who had undergone feminizing genitoplasty in childhood. PATIENTS AND METHODS: Information on LUTS was assessed using the Danish Prostatic Symptom Score questionnaire: 24 out of 45 females (53%) returned the questionnaire; 16 patients with prenatal androgen exposure (congenital adrenal hyperplasia = CAH group) and eight with androgen insensitivity (AIS group). RESULTS: Urge urinary incontinence was reported by 13% of the patients in both the CAH and AIS groups and by 15% of the controls. Stress urinary incontinence was reported by 31% of the patients in the CAH group, 13% of the patients in the AIS group and 22% of the controls. Distressing voiding symptoms were reported by 19% of the patients in the CAH group, 13% of the patients in the AIS group and 28% of the controls, and of these straining and incomplete emptying were the most prevalent. CONCLUSIONS: LUTS are as common in female DSDpatients with feminizing genitoplasty as they are in controls. Some degree of distressing incontinence occurred in 13%-25% of the young female patients and the controls.