Sexual Function in Women With Rheumatoid Arthritis

Maasoumi, Raziyeh; Moridi, Maryam; Farhadi, Fatemeh; Moshfeghi, Zeinab

doi:10.17795/whb-20098

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“…This study demonstrated lower FSFI domain scores in patients than in controls. Similar findings were reported by previous authors [1,19,26] . Others [23,24] found that all sexuality dimensions were affected in women with RA except pain.…”

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confidence: 93%

“…Patients and controls were homogenous regarding sociodemographic characteristics, which indicates proper selection and matching of the participants. Moreover, sexually active patients and controls had average ages of 35.9 ± 6.4 years and 34.4 ± 5.4 years, respectively, which were comparable to those reported in an Iranian study assessing FSD in patients with RA [19] . Conversely, studies assessing FSD in western women with RA revealed a significantly higher mean ages among sexually active participants [1,20] .…”

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confidence: 80%

“…Similar findings were reported by prior authors [1,20,23,24,26] . However, the SF scores of the studied control group (29.4 ± 3) were significantly higher than those reported for controls by Aras et al [1] and Hari et al [24] , and slightly higher than scores of 27.29 ± 5.68 reported by Maasoumi et al [19] . In contrast, other studies [23,26] reported higher mean total FSFI scores among controls.…”

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confidence: 70%

“…Shahar et al [27] revealed significant correlations between SF and patient's age besides duration of marriage. However, Maasoumi et al [19] found non-significant correlation between SF and duration of marriage.…”

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confidence: 96%

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Sexual dysfunction in women in the reproductive age with rheumatoid arthritis: A case-control study

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Introduction: Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a widespread disease that has a profound effect on the patient's quality of life. ِ Aim:The aim was to evaluate the rate of sexual dysfunction (SD) in women with RA and to assess the possible association between SD and disease activity, severity of morning stiffness, functional disability and psychological status. Patients and Methods: A case-control study was conducted on 200 sexually active, women in the reproductive age. A total of 100 women with RA attending the rheumatology clinics of two reference hospitals in Upper Egypt and 100 arthritis-free age-and sex-matched healthy controls were compared regarding the scores of Arabic Female Sexual Function Index (ArFSFI) and Hospital anxiety and depression scale (HADS). Additionally, women with RA were evaluated via Health Assessment Questionnaire (HAQ) and Disease Activity Score (DAS-28). Results: The mean ages of patients (35.96.4± years) and controls (34.45.4± years) were insignificantly different (P>0.05). Mean FSFI total and domain scores of patients were significantly lower than controls (P<0.001). Overall, 94% of patients and 30% of controls (P<0.001) reported SD. Among women with RA (n: 100), lower SF scores were reported among those with morning stiffness (n: 14, P<0.05). Women with RA who exhibited SD had higher levels of anxiety, depression, and disease activity (P<0.05) than those without SD. However, both subgroups were not different regarding HAQ. Conclusion: The present study found an SD rate of 94% among sexually active women with RA. RA could have an extensively negative effect on all aspects of female sexuality, particularly on lubrication and orgasm dimensions. Moreover, SD in women with RA is significantly associated with disease activity, severity of morning stiffness, depression, and anxiety levels, but not with functional disability (HAQ).

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Sexual dysfunction in women in the reproductive age with rheumatoid arthritis: A case-control study

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“…Full-text excluded studies with reasons for exclusion are shown in Supplementary Table 2 (available from the authors on request). Finally, this metaanalysis comprised 7 observational studies [20][21][22][23][24][25][26] that met the inclusion criteria. The selection process is shown in Figure 1.…”

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