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Rodrigo Figueroa J1, Daniela Jara A, Andrea Fuenzalida P
1Departamento de Gineco-obstetricia, Escuela de Medicina, Universidad Diego Portales, Santiago, Chile. rodrigo.figueroa@gmail.com
Background:
The Female Sexual Function index (FSFI), is a scale designed to evaluate sexuality and diagnose the presence of sexual dysfunction in women.
Aim:
To apply the FSFI to climacteric women.
Patients And Methods:
The FSFI was applied to 370 healthy women aged between 40 and 59years old (49 +/- 6years) that accompanied patients to public health services in Santiago.
Results:
Fifty six percent of women were married, 44% were postmenopausal, 6% used hormone replacement therapy, 67% were sexually active, and sexual dysfunction was present in 57% of them. Thirty two percent of women aged between 40 and 44 years and 65% of women aged between 55 and 59 years, had sexual dysfunction (p <0.01). In a logistic regression model, the risk of sexual dysfunction increased among women that perceive having health problems (Odds ratio (OR) 3-9; 95%o confidence intervals (95% CI): 1.1-13-8), women older than 48 years (OR 1.9; 95% CI: 1.1-3-4) and women that gave birth to two or more children (OR 1.8; 95% CI: 1.0-3-1).
Conclusions:
Climateric women have high prevalence of sexual dysfunction. Age is its main risk factor.
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