Item

Preoperative median

(25th - 75th percentile)

Postoperative median

(25th - 75th percentile)

Increase

%

p*

Total sample

Desire

2.4 (1.2 - 3.2)

3.6 (2.3 - 3.9)

50.0

0.013

Arousal

2.4 (1.7 - 3.6)

3.3 (2.4 - 4.6)

37.5

0.023

Lubrication

3.5 (2.0 - 5.2)

3.9 (2.3 - 5.4)

11.4

0.083

Orgasm

3.2 (1.2 - 5.2)

4.0 (1.9 - 4.8)

25.0

0.448

Satisfaction

3.8 (2.2 - 4.8)

4.2 (2.4 - 6.0)

10.5

0.094

Discomfort and pain

2.8 (1.6 - 5.2)

4.2 (2.3 - 6.0)

50.0

0.030

Total

17 (11.9 - 24.7)

22.9 (14.3 - 31.1)

34.7

0.012

Burch group (n = 8)

Desire

2.4 (1.2 - 4.8)

3.6 (3.0 - 3.6)

50.0

0.391

Arousal

2.6 (0.5 - 4.0)

4.1 (3.1 - 4.7)

57.7

0.106

Lubrication

2.9 (0.4 - 5.3)

3.5 (2.2 - 5.6)

20.7

0.123