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Table 5 Other symptom responses from PQoL questionnaire from women before and after surgery

From: The assessment of quality of life and satisfaction with life of patients before and after surgery of an isolated apical defect using synthetic materials

symptom

response

before surgery

after surgery

p-value

vaginal bulge disturbing in intercourse

does not occur

not at all

a little

moderately

a lot

29

16

4

7

4

48

7

3

0

2

0.001898

back pain occurring together with discomfort in the vagina

does not occur

not at all

a little

moderately

a lot

36

6

5

6

7

49

2

6

1

2

0.03176

vaginal discomfort

does not occur

not at all

a little

moderately

a lot

26

6

13

6

9

44

5

7

1

3

0.007846

bulge in a vagina

does not occur

not at all

a little

moderately

a lot

33

4

11

5

7

48

3

5

3

1

0.03191

heaviness or pressure in the vagina or downstomach at the end of the day

does not occur

not at all

a little

moderately

a lot

32

2

10

10

6

48

1

4

5

2

0.03223

thickening in the vagina making defecate difficult

does not occur

not at all

a little

moderately

a lot

38

7

11

0

4

51

3

3

2

1

0.01145