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Climacteric Symptoms and Sexual Dysfunction: Association between the Blatt-Kupperman Index and the Female Sexual Function Index.
Cruz, Emanuela Fonseca; Nina, Vinícius José da Silva; Figuerêdo, Eduardo Durans.
Afiliação
  • Cruz EF; Universidade Ceuma - Campus Renascença, São Luiz, MA, Brazil.
  • Nina VJ; Universidade Federal do Maranhão, São Luiz, MA, Brazil.
  • Figuerêdo ED; Universidade Ceuma - Campus Renascença, São Luiz, MA, Brazil.
Rev Bras Ginecol Obstet ; 39(2): 66-71, 2017 Feb.
Article em En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-28257589
Objective To investigate the association between the intensity of climacteric symptoms and sexual dysfunction in women aged 40 to 65 years. Methods Observational, analytic, cross-sectional study conducted with 63 women aged 40 to 65 treated at the gynecology outpatient clinic of a public hospital in northeastern Brazil. A questionnaire was used to collect identification data, clinical information, gynecological-obstetric data, lifestyle traits and information on chronic diseases. Climacteric symptoms and sexual function were evaluated by means of the Blatt-Kupperman index and the Female Sexual Function Index (FSFI) respectively. The association between the two indices was investigated using the chi-squared test; the difference in mean scores on the FSFI as a function of menopausal status was evaluated by Student's t-test. The significance level was set to p < 0.05. Results The mean value of the Blatt-Kupperman index was 26.42 (standard deviation [SD]: 4.52); 36.51% of the women exhibited severe symptoms. The mean score on the FSFI was 21.84 (SD: 4.11). More than half of the analyzed women (58.73%) exhibited sexual dysfunction (FSFI ≤ 26.5). Regarding the association between the Blatt-Kupperman index and the FSFI, the greater the intensity of the climacteric symptoms (Blatt-Kupperman), the higher the frequency of sexual dysfunction (FSFI). Sexual dysfunction was exhibited by 100% of the participants with severe climacteric symptoms, 70.59% of those with moderate symptoms, and only 9.09% with mild symptoms (p < 0.001). Conclusions The application of the Blatt-Kupperman index and of the FSFI allowed the detection of an association between the severity of climacteric symptoms and the prevalence of sexual dysfunction.
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Texto completo: 1 Coleções: 01-internacional Base de dados: MEDLINE Assunto principal: Disfunções Sexuais Fisiológicas / Climatério Tipo de estudo: Diagnostic_studies / Observational_studies / Prevalence_studies / Prognostic_studies / Risk_factors_studies Limite: Adult / Aged / Female / Humans / Middle aged Idioma: En Revista: Rev Bras Ginecol Obstet Assunto da revista: GINECOLOGIA / OBSTETRICIA Ano de publicação: 2017 Tipo de documento: Article País de afiliação: Brasil País de publicação: Brasil

Texto completo: 1 Coleções: 01-internacional Base de dados: MEDLINE Assunto principal: Disfunções Sexuais Fisiológicas / Climatério Tipo de estudo: Diagnostic_studies / Observational_studies / Prevalence_studies / Prognostic_studies / Risk_factors_studies Limite: Adult / Aged / Female / Humans / Middle aged Idioma: En Revista: Rev Bras Ginecol Obstet Assunto da revista: GINECOLOGIA / OBSTETRICIA Ano de publicação: 2017 Tipo de documento: Article País de afiliação: Brasil País de publicação: Brasil