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Sexual activity and background variables among Finnish middle-aged women
Ansa Ojanlatva1, Hans Helenius, Kirsi Jokinen
1Department of Teacher Education, and Institute of Biomedicine, Center for Reproductive and Developmental Medicine, University of Turku, Turku/Finland. ansa.ojanlatva@utu.fi
Objective:
To characterize the associations of sexual experience, orgasm experience, and lack of sexual desire with background variables.
Methods:
Questionnaire was mailed to population-based samples (n=5510, 70% response) of soon-to-be-menopausal (aged 42-46 years) and menopausal (aged 52-56 years) women.
Results:
Being married/having a spouse meant more sexual activity for both groups but also the likelihood to experience lack of sexual desire. Hormones emerged as the most important perceived reason for lack of sexual desire.
Conclusion:
The findings indicated a discrepancy between the reported frequencies of sexual experiences/orgasms with spouse and lack of desire.
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