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Sexual Pain Disorders in Spanish Women Drug Users
Francisco Javier Del Río1,2, Francisco Cabello-Santamaría1, Marina A Cabello-García1
1a Instituto Andaluz de Sexología y Psicología , Málaga , Spain.
Substance Use & Misuse
|October 21, 2016
Summary
Substance abuse negatively impacts women's sexual health, increasing sexual pain disorder and anxiety. Abstinence does not improve sexual response in women with a history of substance use.
Area of Science:
- Psychology
- Sexology
- Addiction Studies
Background:
- Sexual pain disorder significantly affects women's quality of life and relationships.
- The interplay between substance abuse, sexual health, and psychological well-being is complex.
Purpose of the Study:
- To assess the relationship between substance abuse and sexual pain disorder in women.
- To investigate the influence of substance abuse on anxiety levels and sexual attitudes.
- To determine if abstinence improves sexual response in women with a history of substance abuse.
Main Methods:
- A comparative study involving two groups of women: 129 with a history of substance abuse and 129 non-consumers.
- Utilized validated questionnaires: Golombok Rust Inventory of Sexual Satisfaction (GRISS), Sexual Opinion Survey (SOS), and State Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI).
Main Results:
- Women with substance abuse history reported significantly higher rates of sexual pain disorder (65.12% vs. 2.89%).
- Substance consumers exhibited higher scores for state and trait anxiety.
- Women with substance abuse history showed lower erotophilia scores compared to non-consumers.
- The duration of abstinence did not correlate with improvements in sexual response.
Conclusions:
- Substance consumption detrimentally affects female sexual response.
- Sexual health challenges associated with substance abuse persist even during periods of abstinence.