ABSTRACT
RESUMEN La enfermedad renal crónica (ERC) se observa en aproximadamente el 4% de las mujeres en edad fértil, pero el embarazo suele ser infrecuente en este grupo de pacientes, principalmente en aquellas con enfermedad renal crónica terminal (ERCT), reportándose entre el 1% al 7%. Los efectos de la enfermedad renal y su tratamiento pueden, a su vez, afectar el embarazo, incluido el desarrollo del feto, teniendo alta frecuencia las complicaciones perinatales. Es una patología que durante la gestación tiene una alta morbimortalidad para el binomio, por lo cual la cooperación interdisciplinaria intensiva de nefrólogos y obstetras es imprescindible para el manejo exitoso de la embarazada en esta condición. Se presenta el caso de una paciente con diagnóstico de ERCT antes de la concepción, manejo de su patología y seguimiento hasta la finalización del embarazo.
SUMMARY Introduction and objectives: The climacteric symptoms together with genital prolapse in the aging woman, affects the sexual function and the health related quality of life. The objective of this study was to describe sexual function and health related quality of life in climacteric women with genital prolapse according to sociodemographic and clinical characteristics. Methods: Descriptive cross-sectional design, on a consecutive sample of 45 climacteric women enrolled in two Family Health Centers of the Ñuble region, were selected all those between 42 and 60 years of age, with a clinical or ultrasound diagnosis of genital prolapse, with active sexual life the last 6 months and without hormone replacement therapy. To evaluate sexual function the Index of Feminine Sexual Function was applied and for the health related quality of life the Menopause Rating Scale was applied. Descriptive statistics were used, and to analyze the difference between the variables, the Chi-square and Fisher's Exact test were applied. In all cases a level of significance was considered p <0.05. The data was analyzed with the statistical software SPSS v. 23. Results: A statistically significant difference was observed between schooling and sexual function (p = 0.005) and type of delivery and health related quality of life (p = 0.034). Conclusions: The educational level could be considered as a protective factor of sexual function.