影响老年夫妇性交频率的女性和男性因素:一个横截面研究
Janaina Pio1, Ana Lucia Valadares, Lúcia Costa Paiva
1From the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, School of Medicine, State University of Campinas (UNICAMP), Campinas, Brazil.
Menopause (New York, N.Y.)
|August 27, 2024
概括
性不活动影响了20%的巴西老年夫妇,与性功能障碍和不满有关. 性失调 (性交期间的疼痛) 影响42.3%的活跃女性,主要是由于女性性功能障碍和阴道问题.
科学领域:
- 性健康和老龄化问题
- 中年妇女的生殖健康
- 情侣的性健康 情侣的性健康
背景情况:
- 性活动和性满足是老龄化人口整体幸福感的关键组成部分.
- 中年和老年人经常面临独特的性健康挑战,包括生理变化和关系动态.
- 了解50-70岁的同居夫妇影响性健康的因素对于有针对性的干预是必不可少的.
研究的目的:
- 为了确定50-70岁的巴西女性中不孕症 (疼痛性交) 和缺乏性活动的患病率.
- 在这个人口群体中确定与性不活动和性功能障碍相关的因素.
- 探索个体 (男性/女性) 和二元因素对性健康结果的影响.
主要方法:
- 进行了一项描述性,探索性,横截面研究.
- 从266个年龄在50-70岁的巴西同居夫妇收集了数据,使用结构化问卷.
- 雪球采样技术用于参与者招募.
主要成果:
- 性不活动的患病率为20%,与女性性功能障碍,对伴侣的不满,男性性功能障碍和男性自我评估健康状况不佳有关.
- 失恋症影响了42.3%的性活跃女性.
- 与失眠症相关的因素包括女性性功能障碍,中度/严重的阴道干燥和阴道不适.
结论:
- 无论是男性,女性还是双向因素都会导致老年同居夫妇的性不活动.
- 在这个年龄段的性活跃女性中,失色症主要与女性特有的因素有关.
- 这些发现强调了解决个人性健康和关系动态的重要性,以改善老年夫妇的性福利.
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