Evaluation of sexual function in women with labia minora hypertrophy: A preliminary study

To compare the sexual functions in women with labia minora hypertrophy and age-matched healthy controls.

43 patients with labia minora hypertrophy and 30 age-matched healthy controls were enrolled in the present study. The sexual functions of the women were evaluated by using the index of female sexual function (IFSF).

Mean ages of the patients and controls were 30.06±7.11 and 31.34±4.12 (p=0.41), respectively. Mean total IFSF scores of the patients and controls were 24.18±3.24 and 27.53±4.43 (p<0.05), respectively. The subscale scores of IFSF-lubrication, orgasm, satisfaction and pain in the patient group were significantly lower than in the control group (respectively, p<0.001, p<0.05, p<0.001 and p<0.05). There was no statistically significant difference between IFSF-arousal scores of the patient and control groups (p=0.30). The mean IFSF-desire scores of the patient group was higher than the controls (p<0.001). Labia minora hypertrophy was significantly associated with female sexual dysfunction (odds ratio [OR]=14.97, 95% confidence interval [Cl]=[3.66-61.21], p<0.001).

This study suggests that patients with labia minora hypertrophy have poorer lubrication, satisfaction, pain, and orgasm scores on the IFSF scale compared to age-matched healthy controls.