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Transperineal ultrasound (TPS) measured genital hiatus (GH) diameter, bladder neck (BN) movement. Pelvic Organ Prolapse\/Incontinence Sexual Questionnaire, IUGA\u2010Revised (PISQ\u2010IR), and Female Sexual Function Index (FSFI) were used. SA women were dichotomized according to muscle strength (weak\/strong) and tone (normal\/hypoactive).<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>FSFI scores reflected sexual dysfunction in 63.5% SA women. 32.2% partnered NSA stated PFD the reason for sexual inactivity. NSA women had higher POP stages and hypoactive PFM rates compared to SA: 72 (40.7%) vs 52 (30.1%), <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\u2009=\u2009.04. TPS GH diameter did not differ between SA and NSA at rest, contraction, and did not correlate with SF. BN length was longer in SA at rest (15.0\u2009\u00b1\u20097.0 vs 13.1\u2009\u00b1\u20099.4, <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\u2009=\u2009.03) and contraction (19.7\u2009\u00b1\u20097.0 vs 16.7\u2009\u00b1\u200910.2, <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\u2009=\u2009.006); 30 (8.6%) subjects depressed BN during contraction. GH change at contraction correlated with Oxford Grading Scale (<jats:italic>r<\/jats:italic><jats:sub>ps<\/jats:sub>\u2009=\u20090.41; <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\u2009&lt;\u2009.001), and was smaller in women with nonfunctioning vs normal\/underactive PFM (<jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\u2009&lt;\u2009.001). Women with hypoactive PFM had lower SF in PISQ\u2010IR Global quality and FSFI Desire domains vs normal tone. BN length at rest, contraction, and total mobility correlated with several PISQ\u2010IR and FSFI domains.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title><jats:p>In SA women with PFD, lower rates of hypoactive PFM tone were found. 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