PS-05-002 Endometriosis and Sexuality: A Study on Patients with and Without Infertility

Endometriosis is a condition that has a great impact on women’s life. One of the most important consequences of the disease is infertility that may exacerbate the psychological, relational and sexual consequences on patients. The aim of the present study was to examine quality of life, anxiety, sexual and relationship satisfaction of women with endometriosis and infertility. We hypothesized that infertility is associated with worse scores in all the analyzed areas. Data were collected on 71 patients (39 women with endometriosis and 32 with endometriosis and infertility) aged between 20 and 50 (M = 34.21, SD = 8.38), recruited in the Gynecological and Obstetrics department of Policlinico Umberto I, in the ambulatory of Laparoscopy, endometriosis and pelvic pain. Participants completed: a socio-demographic questionnaire, the World Health Organization Quality of Life (WHOQOL)-Bref for quality of life, the McCoy Female Sexuality Questionnaire (MFS-Q) for sexual and relationship satisfaction, the Female Sexual Functioning Index (FSFI) for sexual functioning and the Hamilton Anxiety Rating Scale (HAM-A) for anxiety symptoms.