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Objective: Today, demand for genital cosmetic procedures is increasing among women. However, despite the rapid increase in popularity of these procedures, research questionnaires to determine whether there is a real need for genital aesthetic procedures for patients are still limited. The objective of this study is to develop a self-assessment questionnaire for female genital cosmetic procedures, to use this questionnaire for genital appearance satisfaction within the general population and to evaluate the correlation between total item score and demand.,Methods: The questionnaire was conducted on 100 women who were thought to reflect the general population who presented to the Gynecology and Obstetrics clinics of our tertiary hospital. The questionnaire, which consisted of 11 items, was prepared to screen the women who needed cosmetic genital procedures. The first 10 items included factor analysis regarding aesthetic appearance of the genital organs (items 1-8) and its impact on sexual pleasure (items 9 and 10). Item 11 questioned how much participants needed a cosmetic gynecologic procedure.,Results: A strong need for genital aesthetic procedures was observed in 41% of the participants. When demographic variables were analyzed in terms of the desire for cosmetic procedures; only the first 10 questions were statistically significantly related to the total score. It was shown that a total score >19 was an important factor for women desiring to undergo genital cosmetic procedures (odds ratio: 3.9, confidence interval: 1.7-9.2, p=0.011).,Conclusion: This scoring system will be helpful in determining whether there is a real need for genital aesthetic procedures in the general population, and whether patients with an actual need for genital aesthetic procedures can be directed with this scoring since perception of women with regards to vaginal cosmetic procedures can differ from that of professionals.

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    Uluslararası

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    Hakemli

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    WOS.ESCI

  • Language

    English

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