Assessment of sexual function of mid-aged Ecuadorian women with the 6-item Female Sexual Function Index

Chedraui, Peter; Pérez‐López, Faustino R.; Sánchez, Hugo; Aguirre, Wellington; Martínez, Nalo; Miranda, Octavio; Plaza, María S.; Schwager, Gino; Narváez, Jorge; Quintero, Juan C.; Zambrano, Branly

doi:10.1016/j.maturitas.2012.01.013

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“…Li et al 16 assessed perimenopausal women and observed that moderately active or very active women demonstrated less sexual dysfunction, especially vaginal dryness and decreased sexual desire, than physically inactive women. The present study shows a significant inverse correlation between menopausal symptoms and sexual function, and that physical activity reduces the symptoms of menopause, as documented in several other investigations 18,19,32 . In other studies of middle-aged women, physical exercise not only reduced the intensity of menopausal symptoms, but was also effective in improving sexuality during middle age 15,29,33 .…”

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“…Various reports seem to indicate a link between general quality of life, menopausal symptoms and sexual function in middle-aged women [17][18][19] . During menopause, a decrease in libido and sexual dysfunction occurs [18][19][20] .…”

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“…During menopause, a decrease in libido and sexual dysfunction occurs [18][19][20] . Moreover, sleep disorders, depressed mood and other psychological problems that reduce quality of life have a significant impact on female sexual function 17,21 .…”

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Physical activity and sexual function in middle-aged women

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Objective: To investigate the relationship between physical activity level and sexual function in middle-aged women. Methods: A cross-sectional study with a sample of 370 middle-aged women (40-65 years old), treated at public health care facilities in a Brazilian city. A questionnaire was used containing enquiries on sociodemographic, clinical and behavioral characteristics: the International Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ), short form, and the Female Sexual Function Index (FSFI). Results:The average age of the women studied was 49.8 years (± 8.1), 67% of whom exhibited sexual dysfunction (FSFI ≤ 26.55). Sedentary women had a higher prevalence (78.9%) of sexual dysfunction when compared to active (57.6%) and moderately active (66.7%) females (p = 0.002). Physically active women obtained higher score in all FSFI domains (desire, arousal, lubrication, orgasm, satisfaction and pain) and total FSFI score (20.9), indicating better sexual function than their moderately active (18.8) and sedentary (15.6) counterparts (p <0.05). Conclusion: Physical activity appears to influence sexual function positively in middle-aged women.

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Physical activity and sexual function in middle-aged women

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“…En las mujeres en climaterio, a nivel mundial, se ha descrito una prevalencia de disfunción sexual que fluctúa entre el 20% y 30% [22,23]. En Latinoamérica, 51,3% de las mujeres de edad entre los 44 y 64 años presenta alguna disfunción sexual, caracterizado por: 37,8% disminución del deseo, 33.6% alteración en la excitación, 34,8% dispareunia y 26% dificultad en el orgasmo [24].…”

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Fisiopatología del trastorno del deseo en el climaterio

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2018

Rev. Médica Risaralda

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Resultados: se revisaron 108 artículos y se seleccionaron 72, los cuales estaban relacionados de forma directa con el tema de investigación. A continuación, se describe la fisiopatología del trastorno del deseo sexual en la mujer en climaterio, mostrando la respectiva evidencia bibliográfica.Conclusiones: el bajo deseo sexual en la mujer en climaterio, está asociado a la disminución de las hormonas sexuales, tanto de los andrógenos suprarrenales como ováricos y al cese de la producción de estrógenos ováricos; sin embargo, la respuesta sexual es multifactorial y multidimensional, por lo tanto, depende de aspectos biológicos, psicológicos y sociales, más que de la carga hormonal circulante. Results: we reviewed 108 articles and selected 72, which were directly related to the research topic. Next, we describe the pathophysiology of sexual desire disorder in women in climacteric, showing the respective bibliographic evidence.Conclusions: low sexual desire in women in climacteric is associated with a decrease in the sexual hormones of both adrenal and ovarian androgens and the cessation of production of ovarian estrogens; However, the sexual response is multifactorial and multidimensional, therefore, it depends on biological, psychological and social aspects, rather than on the circulating hormonal load.Keywords: climacteric; Sexual dysfunction; Feminine; Physiopathology; Menopause; Women; Sexuality. Copyright © Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud de la Universidad Tecnológica de Pereira. 1995-2017. All rights reserved ®. IntroducciónEl climaterio es el periodo previo, concomitante y posterior a la menopausia, en el que se establecen cambios biológicos (debido a la disminución de la fertilidad), clínicos (resultantes de los cambios en el ciclo menstrual) y endocrinos (hipoestrogenismo por la disminución de la actividad ovárica) en la mujer; se caracteriza por la transición de la vida reproductiva a la no reproductiva [1,2]. Es una etapa de la mujer plagada de experiencias individuales, singularizada por una enrevesada interacción de factores biológicos y psicosociales, que impactan conjuntamente en su bienestar físico, mental y sexual [3], ya que aglutina síntomas somato-vegetativos, psicológicos y genito-urinarios, los que menoscaban de alguna manera su calidad de vida [4].En nuestros tiempos, la expectativa de vida de las mujeres se ha incrementado de tal forma que viven 30 años más allá del periodo pos reproductivo, puesto que una mujer de 54 años puede esperar llegar, sin tropiezos, a los 84,3 años de edad; lo que exige un manejo integral, con inclusión de la sexualidad, a fin de que se entienda la relevancia y magnitud de su salud sexual como factor que le genera bienestar [5,6,7].Son muchos los estudios epidemiológicos apoyando la idea de que el climaterio deteriora la sexualidad en la mujer [8,9], así como también se ha descrito que el envejecimiento puede afectar el deseo sexual [10]. Lo cierto es que en la etapa del climaterio la mujer sufre múltiples cambios: físicos, psicológicos, sociales y de la función sex...

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“…[15] Sex has a fundamental role in reproductive life, that integrates physical, emotional and psychological factors and affects quality of life. [16,17] The sexual quality of lifefemale questionnaire is a short tool that assesses the relationship between female sexual dysfunction and quality of life. It has good psychometric properties with beneficial role to evaluate the female SQOL in maternity care settings.…”

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The Effect of Mode of Delivery on Postpartum Sexual Function and Sexual Quality of Life in Primiparous Women

Sayed¹

2017

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Pregnancy and delivery are one of the most significant periods of women's life that causes hormonal and bodily alterations which could have major effects on sexual function and sexual quality of life. The aim of the study was to evaluate the effect of mode of delivery on postpartum sexual function and sexual quality of life in primiparous women. A comparative descriptive design was used. The study was conducted at the family planning outpatient clinic of Benha teaching hospital. A purposive sample of 277 primiparous women were divided in two groups vaginal delivery (n= 140) and cesarean section (n=137). Three tools were used for data collection; 1) Structured interviewing questionnaire to collect data about the women' demographic characteristics, gynecologic and sexual history. 2) Female sexual function index was used to evaluate sexual function of the studied women. 3) Sexual quality of life-female questionnaire. The study results showed that 65% of vaginal delivery group and 57.7% of cesarean section group had poor sexual function level, 76.4% of vaginal delivery group and 75.9% of cesarean section group had average level of sexual quality of life after delivery, which revealed no statistically significant differences (P > 0.05) between the two groups as regard to postpartum sexual function and sexual quality of life. Moreover, there was a positive highly statistically significant correlation (P < 0.01) between the women' sexual function scores and their sexual quality of life scores. The study concluded that there were no statistically significant differences between vaginal delivery and cesarean section groups as regard to postpartum sexual function and sexual quality of life. The study recommended that nurses should provide sexual education for women during postpartum period to enhance sexual functioning and sexual quality of life.

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Assessment of sexual function of mid-aged Ecuadorian women with the 6-item Female Sexual Function Index

Cited by 80 publications

References 39 publications

Physical activity and sexual function in middle-aged women

Physical activity and sexual function in middle-aged women

Fisiopatología del trastorno del deseo en el climaterio

The Effect of Mode of Delivery on Postpartum Sexual Function and Sexual Quality of Life in Primiparous Women

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