Assessment of sexual satisfaction in fibromyalgia patients
Year: 2004
Type: article
Study design: Observational Study
Abstract: Objective: To evaluate sexual experience and satisfaction in womenwith fibromyalgia. Methods: Twenty women with fibromyalgiawere compared to 20 normal women using Beck depressioninventory and another questionnaire on sexual experience andsatisfaction. The following aspects were addressed: age, pastmedical and surgical history, obstetric events, schooling, use ofmedication, religion, marital status, and drug use. Statisticalanalyses were performed using chi-squared test or Fisher’s test,whenever appropriate, and Student’s t test. Results: The meanage of women with fibromyalgia was lower than that of the controlgroup. There were more married women in the fibromyalgia group.These patients showed greater modification in sexual activities(p = 0.01); greater difficulty in having orgasm (p = 0.01) and weremore likely to masturbate (p = 0.053). Conclusions: Fibromyalgiaprobably interferes in sexual function of women with this condition.Further studies are necessary to evaluate this issue.
Authors: Evelin Diana, Goldenberg Meirelles, Mariano Costa, Maximiliano Cassilha Kneubil, Erson Correa Leão, Karol Bezerra Thé
Language: English
Subfield: Psychiatry and Mental health
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W2320859091