Female sexual dysfunctions in the community of Sayausí, Cuenca 2019

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DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18537/RFCM.39.01.04

Keywords:

sexuality, unsafe sex, orgasm, dyspareunia

Abstract

Objective: to determine the prevalence and factors associated with female sexual dysfunction in the community of Sayausí, during the period May-September 2019.

Methodology: it is a descriptive and cross-sectional study. A survey by probabilistic sampling was applied to 253 patients who met the inclusion criteria. The analysis was carried out through descriptive statistics, using the SSPSS version 20 program. The research was approved by the Institutional Committee of Bioethics of the Catholic University.

Results: the prevalence of female sexual dysfunction was 58.1%. Regarding sexual function by domains, the alteration of desire was presented in 70% of the cases, followed by the excitement domain with 41.9% and orgasm with 37.2%.

Conclusions: more than half of the respondents had sexual dysfunction according to the scores of the Female Sexual Function Index.

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Published

2021-10-16

Issue

Vol. 39 No. 1 (2021): Revista de la Facultad de Ciencias Médicas de la Universidad de Cuenca

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Original Article

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