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FEMALE SEXUAL FUNCTION OF HEALTHY WOMEN IN EASTERN CROATIA
Iva Milić Vranješ1, Jelena Jakab1, Marul Ivandić1
11Faculty of Medicine, Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek, Osijek, Croatia; 2Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Osijek University Hospital Centre, Osijek, Croatia; 3Department of Pathophysiology, Faculty of Dental Medicine and Health, Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek, Osijek, Croatia; 4Department of Cardiology, Osijek University Hospital Centre, Osijek, Croatia; 5Department of Nephrology, Osijek University Hospital Centre, Osijek, Croatia.
Abstract:
The aim was to evaluate sexual function of healthy women in Croatia and the possible impact of depression, anxiety, and sociodemographic factors. A total of 204 healthy women filled in a basic sociodemographic questionnaire, the Patient Health Questionnaire-9, Anxiety Disorder-7, and Female Sexual Function Index (FSFI). Almost half of study subjects (47.1%) reported at least some degree of sexual dysfunction defined as an FSFI score lower than 26.55. Study results suggest sexual dysfunction of women in Croatia as a still unrecognized problem. More room in research and in the public must be given to this issue.
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