Association between type 1 diabetes and female sexual dysfunction.
BMC Womens Health
; 20(1): 73, 2020 04 16.
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ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
This study aims to evaluate 1) the prevalence of Female Sexual Dysfunction (FSD) in women affected by type 1 Diabetes Mellitus (DM) and the control group; 2) the correlation between duration of DM, HbA1C levels and sexual life quality; 3) the relationship between different methods of insulin administration and sexual life quality; 4) the correlation between FSD and diabetes complications.METHODS:
We selected 33 women with type 1 DM and 39 healthy women as controls. Each participant underwent a detailed medical history and physical examination and completed the 6-item Female Sexual Function Index questionnaire (FSFI-6). In patients affected by type 1 DM, the different methods of insulin administration (Multi Drug Injection - MDI or Continuous Subcutaneous Insulin Infusion - CSII) and the presence of DM complications were also investigated.RESULTS:
The prevalence of FSD (total score ≤ 19) was significantly higher in the type 1 DM group than in the control group (12/33, 36.4% and 2/39, 5.2%, respectively; p = 0.010). No statistically significant differences were found regarding FSD according to the presence of complications, method of insulin administration or previous pregnancies.CONCLUSIONS:
This study underlined that FSD is higher in women affected by type 1 DM than in healthy controls. This could be due to the diabetic neuropathy/angiopathy and the type of insulin administration. Therefore, it is important to investigate FSD in diabetic women, as well as erectile dysfunction in diabetic men.Palabras clave
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MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Disfunciones Sexuales Fisiológicas
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Diabetes Mellitus Tipo 1
Tipo de estudio:
Observational_studies
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Prevalence_studies
Límite:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
Idioma:
En
Año:
2020
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Article