What Is Known and Unknown About the Association Between Endometriosis and Sexual Functioning: A Systematic Review of the Literature

Giussy Barbara, Giussy Barbàra, Federica Facchin, Laura Buggio, Edgardo Somigliana, Nicola Berlanda, Alessandra Kustermann, Paolo Vercellini
Reproductive sciences (Thousand Oaks, Calif.) · 2017 · vol. 24(12) , pp. 1566–1576 · doi:10.1177/1933719117707054 · PMID:28558521 · W2618680000
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This review of nine studies from 2000-2016 found that about two-thirds of women with endometriosis experience sexual dysfunction beyond deep dyspareunia.

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This systematic review assessed studies published from 2000–2016 examining the association between endometriosis and female sexual functioning, identifying 9 eligible studies using PRISMA-guided search and screening. Across the included studies, the overall finding was that about two thirds of women with endometriosis experience some form of sexual dysfunction, extending beyond deep dyspareunia to broader aspects of sexual functioning. The paper highlights a limitation that the small number of included studies and the complexity of sexual functioning (multidimensional, involving psychological and relational domains) leave substantial gaps in the evidence base. This paper is centrally about endometriosis — it systematically reviews the literature on endometriosis-associated sexual functioning and dysfunction.

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dyspareuniaendometriosis

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Dyspareunia Endometriosis Sexual Behavior Coitus Databases, Factual Dyspareunia Endometriosis Endometriosis Female Humans Quality of Life

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