Correlates of Sexual Function in a Sample of Spanish Women with Endometriosis
Background: In the present study, we aim to report on the sexual function of women experiencing symptoms of endometriosis, analysing the clinical and psychosocial factors that may be associated. Methods: A multicentre cross-sectional study was performed to analyse the sexual function in a sample of...
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| author | Ernesto González-Mesa Davinia Moya-Bejarano Carmen Aisha Butrón-Hinojo Pilar Marín-Sánchez Marta Blasco-Alonso Jesús Salvador Jimenez-López Emilia Villegas-Muñoz Daniel María Lubián-López |
| author_facet | Ernesto González-Mesa Davinia Moya-Bejarano Carmen Aisha Butrón-Hinojo Pilar Marín-Sánchez Marta Blasco-Alonso Jesús Salvador Jimenez-López Emilia Villegas-Muñoz Daniel María Lubián-López |
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| description | Background: In the present study, we aim to report on the sexual function of women experiencing symptoms of endometriosis, analysing the clinical and psychosocial factors that may be associated. Methods: A multicentre cross-sectional study was performed to analyse the sexual function in a sample of 196 Spanish women with endometriosis, using the Female Sexual Function Inventory. Results: The Female Sexual Function Inventory (FSFI) was validated in our endometriosis study group. The mean FSFI score for the sample was 22.5 (SD 6.6), with 20.9 and 26.9 being in the 25th and 75th percentiles, respectively. Although physical sexual pain and dyspareunia were factors that influenced the sexual function of women with endometriosis, our results show that the impairment was multifactorial. Conclusions: We found impaired sexual function in women diagnosed with endometriosis. The final model included deep endometriosis, depression, age, and unemployment as strongest predictive factors for poor (deteriorated) sexual function. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-79d6b75272d646359733ffe23622205d2023-11-22T21:05:11ZengMDPI AGJournal of Clinical Medicine2077-03832021-10-011021495710.3390/jcm10214957Correlates of Sexual Function in a Sample of Spanish Women with EndometriosisErnesto González-Mesa0Davinia Moya-Bejarano1Carmen Aisha Butrón-Hinojo2Pilar Marín-Sánchez3Marta Blasco-Alonso4Jesús Salvador Jimenez-López5Emilia Villegas-Muñoz6Daniel María Lubián-López7Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, School of Medicine, University of Malaga, 29071 Málaga, SpainDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Regional University Hospital of Málaga, 29011 Málaga, SpainDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Punta de Europa Hospital of Algeciras, 11207 Cádiz, SpainDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University Hospital Virgen de la Arrixaca, 30120 Murcia, SpainDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Regional University Hospital of Málaga, 29011 Málaga, SpainDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Regional University Hospital of Málaga, 29011 Málaga, SpainDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Regional University Hospital of Málaga, 29011 Málaga, SpainDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University Hospital of Jerez de la Frontera, 11407 Cádiz, SpainBackground: In the present study, we aim to report on the sexual function of women experiencing symptoms of endometriosis, analysing the clinical and psychosocial factors that may be associated. Methods: A multicentre cross-sectional study was performed to analyse the sexual function in a sample of 196 Spanish women with endometriosis, using the Female Sexual Function Inventory. Results: The Female Sexual Function Inventory (FSFI) was validated in our endometriosis study group. The mean FSFI score for the sample was 22.5 (SD 6.6), with 20.9 and 26.9 being in the 25th and 75th percentiles, respectively. Although physical sexual pain and dyspareunia were factors that influenced the sexual function of women with endometriosis, our results show that the impairment was multifactorial. Conclusions: We found impaired sexual function in women diagnosed with endometriosis. The final model included deep endometriosis, depression, age, and unemployment as strongest predictive factors for poor (deteriorated) sexual function.https://www.mdpi.com/2077-0383/10/21/4957endometriosisfemale sexual functiondyspareuniapsychosocial factors |
| spellingShingle | Ernesto González-Mesa Davinia Moya-Bejarano Carmen Aisha Butrón-Hinojo Pilar Marín-Sánchez Marta Blasco-Alonso Jesús Salvador Jimenez-López Emilia Villegas-Muñoz Daniel María Lubián-López Correlates of Sexual Function in a Sample of Spanish Women with Endometriosis Journal of Clinical Medicine endometriosis female sexual function dyspareunia psychosocial factors |
| title | Correlates of Sexual Function in a Sample of Spanish Women with Endometriosis |
| title_full | Correlates of Sexual Function in a Sample of Spanish Women with Endometriosis |
| title_fullStr | Correlates of Sexual Function in a Sample of Spanish Women with Endometriosis |
| title_full_unstemmed | Correlates of Sexual Function in a Sample of Spanish Women with Endometriosis |
| title_short | Correlates of Sexual Function in a Sample of Spanish Women with Endometriosis |
| title_sort | correlates of sexual function in a sample of spanish women with endometriosis |
| topic | endometriosis female sexual function dyspareunia psychosocial factors |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2077-0383/10/21/4957 |
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