Introduction Hysterectomy is a common gynecologic surgery carried out to remove the
pathologic uterus. Objective: To establish if sleep disorders and
sexual function are associated with deterioration of the quality of life (QoL)
in hysterectomized and sexually active women. Methods: A
cross-sectional study was carried out with inhabitants from two cities of the
Colombian Caribbean. The pollsters invited women aged between 40-59 years to
participate; in their communities they applied surveys with demographic
characteristics: Female Sexual Function Index, Atenas Insomnia Scale and
Menopause Rating Scale. Sexually active women were selected; then the
association was established with logistic regression. Results: 522
women were studied with an average age of 50 years: 30% oophorectomized, 59.8%
Hispanic, 40.2% afro-descendants and 22.2% hormonal therapy users. 80% of them
had somato/vegetative, psychological or urogenital deterioration; 29.1% with
severe deterioration of QoL and 47.5% with insomnia. Out of 390 (74.7%) with
sexual activity, 59.7% suffered from sexual dysfunction. Insomnia: OR:3.05
[95%CI:1.86-4.99], sexual dysfunction OR:3.52 [95%CI:2.01-6.17], dissatisfaction
about sexuality OR:4.77 [95%CI:2.08-10.93], low or non-existent sexual desire
OR:2.94 [95%CI:1.65-5.25], daytime drowsiness OR:3.15 [95%CI:1.59-6.24] and
decrease in daytime well-being OR:3.18 [95%CI:1.79-5.64]. These were factors
associated with severe worsening of QoL, while the presence of genital
lubrication was protective, OR: 0.44 [95%CI:0.21-0.93],
p=0.0332. Conclusion: It was observed that
insomnia and sexual dysfunction behaved as factors associated with three times
more severe deterioration of the QoL in climacteric and sexually active women
previously hysterectomized.