Abstract
Aims. To investigate domains of sexual function in healthy women attending a gynecological office for routine annual check-up using the Italian translation of the Female Sexual Function Index (FSFI) according to age, reproductive status and hormonal treatments; and to confirm the usefulness of the FSFI in detecting relevant clinical entities. Methods. Of 720 women (age range 18-65 years), 564 (78%) filled in a short anamnestic questionnaire and the FSFI assessing desire, arousal, lubrication, orgasm, satisfaction and pain. A semi-structured DSM-IV-TR clinical interview was administered to a convenience sample of women selected according to the quartile distribution of the median full scale FSFI score. Analysis of data was performed by frequency tables and non-parametric statistics. Results. The median full scale score of FSFI in our study population was 27.6 (lower quartile: 18.7, upper quartile: 30.9) and the percentage of women under the lower quartile of the distribution was 24.4%. Sexual function decreased progressively with age, being significantly lower after 30 years and after 60 years (χ2=52.6; p=0.0001). Menopausal women had significantly lower median FSFI full scale score compared with fertile women and women who used oral contraception (OC) (p
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 214-219 |
Number of pages | 6 |
Journal | Gynecological Endocrinology |
Volume | 24 |
Issue number | 4 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2008 |
Keywords
- Arousal
- Hormone replacement therapy
- Libido
- Lubrication
- Menopause
- Oral contraceptives
- Orgasm
- Satisfaction
- Sexual pain
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Endocrinology
- Obstetrics and Gynaecology