Sexual function in patients with deep infiltrating endometriosis

Alessandra Evangelista, Evangelista A, Thiago Dantas, Dantas T, Zendron C, Carolina Zendron, Thiers Soares Raymundo, Thiers Soares, Soares T, George Queiroz Vaz, George Vaz, Vaz G, Marco A P Oliveira, Marco Aurélio Pinho Oliveira
The journal of sexual medicine · 2013 · vol. 11(1) , pp. 140–145 · doi:10.1111/jsm.12349 · PMID:24165172 · W1581339042
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Women with deep infiltrating endometriosis reported more pain during intercourse, but their overall sexual function scores did not significantly differ from healthy controls.

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INTRODUCTION: Endometriosis is a benign condition that causes pain and infertility. Sexual dysfunction, particularly deep dyspareunia, is common in patients with endometriosis and interferes with quality of life and conjugal satisfaction. AIM: The study aims to assess sexual function in women with deep infiltrating endometriosis. METHOD: Fifty-seven women diagnosed with deep infiltrating endometriosis were recruited from Hospital Universitário Pedro Ernesto (HUPE) between July and December 2011. The control group comprised 38 healthy women recruited at the HUPE family planning clinic. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: The main outcomes are full-scale and individual domain scores on the Female Sexual Function Index (FSFI), a validated questionnaire for functional assessment of sexual function in women. RESULTS: Patients with endometriosis had more pain in intercourse than controls, which correlates with lower scores in the FSFI pain domain. However, there were no statistically significant between-group differences in overall (full-scale) FSFI scores. CONCLUSION: Women with endometriosis exhibit significant dysfunction in the pain domain of the FSFI questionnaire, but this finding was not sufficient to affect the overall sexual function.

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dyspareuniaendometriosisdie_deep_infiltratinginfertility

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Dyspareunia Dyspareunia Endometriosis Adolescent Adolescent Adult Adult Coitus Coitus Cross-Sectional Studies Cross-Sectional Studies Dyspareunia Dyspareunia Dyspareunia Endometriosis Endometriosis Female Female Humans Humans

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