Obstetrical Anal Sphincter Injury is an identified risk factor for anal incontinence. The mechanisms and the risk factors for anal incontinence in Obstetrical Anal Sphincter Injury women are not well known. Anal incontinence in such women is not well documented and probably underestimated. Cohort studies estimated that up to 53% of Obstetrical Anal Sphincter Injury women are incontinent but that most of them does not complain their doctor.
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Enrollment
227
collection of data for all Obstetrical Anal Sphincter Injury women (score of quality of life, experimenting anal incontinence...)
CHU Angers
Angers, France
anal incontinence
loss of stool or gas ≥1/week during ≥1 month
Time frame: from the childbirth to the day of survey (2 to 16 years after childbirth)
Incidence of anal incontinence
AI graded by the St Mark Score
Time frame: Incidence of anal incontinence the date of the survey (2 to 16 years after childbirth)
cinetic of AI occurence
all the resolutive episodes of occurence of anal incontinence are reported
Time frame: from the childbirth to the date of the survey (2 to 16 years after childbirth)
Quality of life with fecal incontinence quality of life score
fecal incontinence quality of life score
Time frame: the date of the survey (2 to 16 years after childbirth)
Expectation of the women in term of information
2 questions on the expectation of the women in term of information towards the Obstetrical Anal Sphincter Injury
Time frame: the date of the survey (2 to 16 years after childbirth)
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