Pérez-Martínez C, Vargas-Díaz IB, Cisneros-Castolo M

Language: Spanish
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ABSTRACT

Sexual dysfunction affects approximately 43% of women and 31% of men. Despite the existence of the concept of equality of the sexes including the area of Sexual Rights, there is no epidemiological information on Female Sexual Dysfunction (FSD) in Mexico. A few regional reports relating FSD with urinary incontinence have been made. Previously published studies report that 68.6% of women have satisfying sexual relations.
Objective: To study FSD prevalence in the female patient and non-patient population of a specific Urology Service.
Materials and Methods: A sexuality questionnaire was distributed to all women entering our medical center, whether as patients or persons accompanying the patients. The Female Sexual Function Index (FSFI) questionnaire was applied using the consecutive non-random technique. Data were collected in an Excel Database and processed by X². CI was 95% and the results were analyzed with the SPSS statistics program.
Results: Only 44 questionnaires were completed. The mean age was 30.45 years (range from 17-49 years). Of these cases, 9/44 women (20.45%) reported low or inexistent sexual desire; 12/44 women (27.27%) reported low sexual arousal, 11/44 women (25%) reported difficulty maintaining lubrication, 15/44 women (34.09%) were anorgasmic, 8/44 women (18.18%) reported dyspareunia and 3/44 women (6.81%) had reduced sensitivity in the area of the clitoris. Twenty-five per cent (11/44) of women surveyed complained of a lack of sexual satisfaction compared with 38.63% (17/44) of women who recognized that they presented with some type of sexual dysfunction. However, only 11.36% (5/44) of women expressed a desire to receive help in resolving the problem. In relation to marital status, the FSD relative risk was 2.2 among married women (95% CI, P=›0.000). The age average among women not presenting with FSD was 26.6 years (range from 16-44 years) and the age average among women presenting with FSD was 36.34 years (range from 24-49 years). There was statistical significance (P =‹0.05).
Conclusions: There was a 34% FSD prevalence in this group and age and marital status were the most important factors. Anorgasmia was the most frequent sexual dysfunction, but only 11.36% of presenting women expressed a desire to seek help for it.

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