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Sexual and urinary function were assessed with the FSFI, SHIM, IPSS, Overactive Bladder Symptom Score, ICIQ\u2010SF, and King's Health Questionnaire. Group differences were analyzed with Mann\u2013Whitney\n                      <jats:italic>U<\/jats:italic>\n                      or chi\u2010square tests with Benjamini\u2013Hochberg correction; effect sizes were reported as rank\u2010biserial r or Cram\u00e9r's.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      Patients with SB had significantly poorer sexual and lower urinary tract function than controls. In women, sexual desire was relatively preserved (\n                      <jats:italic>q<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u20090.21,\n                      <jats:italic>r<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u20090.20), whereas arousal, lubrication, orgasm, and satisfaction were markedly reduced (all\n                      <jats:italic>q<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009\u2264\u20090.003,\n                      <jats:italic>r<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u20090.51\u20130.79). In men, erectile function was severely impaired (SHIM total 3.0 vs. 21.0;\n                      <jats:italic>q<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u20090.0006,\n                      <jats:italic>r<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u20090.81). IPSS and ICIQ\u2010SF totals were higher in the SB group in both sexes (all\n                      <jats:italic>q<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009\u2264\u20090.0004,\n                      <jats:italic>r<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009\u2265\u20090.79). IPSS\u2010QOL correlated with ICIQ\u2010SF in both women (Spearman\n                      <jats:italic>r<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u20090.57,\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u20090.009) and men (\n                      <jats:italic>r<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u20090.80,\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u20090.011).\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Adults with SB had substantial sexual and lower urinary tract dysfunction. Sexual desire was relatively preserved in women, whereas urinary incontinence was associated with poorer QOL.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1111\/iju.70635","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,9,14]],"date-time":"2026-09-14T18:41:31Z","timestamp":1789411291000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1002\/crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["Sexual Dysfunction and Lower Urinary Tract Dysfunction in Adults With Spina Bifida"],"prefix":"10.1111","volume":"33","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-6056-3820","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Daisuke","family":"Gotoh","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Urology Nara Medical University  Kashihara\u2010shi, Nara 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