sexual satisfaction and self-concept of women with mayer-rokitansky-küster-hauser (mrkh) after vaginoplasty surgery: a case control study

Women with mayer-rokitansky-küster-hauser (mrkh) syndrome do not have proper performance and sexual satisfaction because of physical problems. mrkh syndrome leads to psychological and identity problems and has a negative effect on self-concept. this study aimed to compare the sexual satisfaction and self-concept of women with mrkh syndrome before and after vaginoplasty with normal women. the current study was a case study with a pre-test, post-test design and a control group. fifteen people were selected using the purposeful sampling method, and 15 normal newly married women were also selected as a control sample group. in both groups, sexual satisfaction and self-concept questionnaires were administered; after the relevant vaginoplasty surgery, only in the test group, and after six months, both groups completed the sexual satisfaction and self-concept questionnaires as a post-test. hudson's sexual satisfaction questionnaire and rogers' self-concept questionnaire were used to collect the data. data were analyzed using multivariate covariance analysis. the results indicated that the average levels of sexual satisfaction and self-concept in women with mrkh syndrome significantly increased after vaginoplasty in comparison to their preoperative scores; but compared to the women of the control group, it is lower. to increase sexual satisfaction and improve the self-concept of women with mrkh syndrome, vaginoplasty surgery can be used as an effective treatment and an efficient program.