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Does Type of Menopause Affect the Sex Lives of Women?
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Medical science monitor : international medical journal of experimental and clinical research [Med Sci Monit] 2020 Jan 07; Vol. 26, pp. e921811. Date of Electronic Publication: 2020 Jan 07. - Publication Year :
- 2020
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Abstract
- BACKGROUND The aim of this study was to investigate factors affecting the sex lives of middle-aged women, and whether surgical menopause affects sexual function differently from natural menopause, by comparing effects on sexual performance of women with similar demographic features. MATERIAL AND METHODS The study included 151 women with surgical menopause (SM), 357 women with natural menopause (NM), and 186 perimenopausal women (PM). The women were asked to complete a 6-question survey of sexual performance parameters. The relationship between the demographic and clinical features and hormone levels of the groups and sexual function parameters were evaluated. We also compared these parameters between the 3 study groups, and paired comparisons were made between the SM group and the NM group. RESULTS Demographic features, serum DHEA-S, total testosterone, and FSH levels were found to have statistically significant effects on sexual performance of women (p<0.05). The sexual function scores for the frequency of sexual desire, coitus, and orgasm were significantly higher in the PM group, whereas vaginal lubrication scores were lower compared to the NM and SM group (p<0.05). In paired comparison of NM and SM, the scores for the frequency of coitus, orgasm, and vaginal lubrication were significantly higher in the SM group, while sexual desire frequency scores were higher in the NM group (p<0.05). CONCLUSIONS Our study approached to this topic in an extended manner and found significant relationships between several demographic-clinical and hormonal factors. SM was found to not affect female sexual performance, except for sexual desire, more than NM.
- Subjects :
- Adult
Coitus physiology
Coitus psychology
Dehydroepiandrosterone analysis
Dehydroepiandrosterone blood
Female
Follicle Stimulating Hormone analysis
Follicle Stimulating Hormone blood
Humans
Libido physiology
Middle Aged
Perimenopause
Sexual Behavior physiology
Sexual Behavior psychology
Surveys and Questionnaires
Testosterone analysis
Testosterone blood
Menopause physiology
Menopause, Premature physiology
Orgasm physiology
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 1643-3750
- Volume :
- 26
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Medical science monitor : international medical journal of experimental and clinical research
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 31907344
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.12659/MSM.921811