Quality of life as a criterion for the effectiveness of surgical treatment of genital prolapses combined with uterine leiomyoma

Criteria for choosing the volume of surgical intervention in patients with genital prolapse combined with uterine leiomyoma have not been developed. Purpose - to evaluate quality of life after hysterectomy with and without correction of genital prolapse. Materials and methods. 120 patients were examined. In the Control (I) Group (n=40), hysterectomy was performed without correction of genital prolapse, in the other two groups - hysterectomy and correction of genital prolapse using a mesh implant by the method of pectopexy (the Group II, n=40) or lateral fixation (the Group III, n=40). The PFDI-20, PISQ and PD-QOL questionnaires were used to assess the quality of life after the operation. Statistical analysis was performed with SPSS Version 21.0. Results. Significant differences in the average number of points were registered in the Group II and Group III - 45.39±27.02 and 49.78±17.24 points respectively; p