title: Effect of diabetes mellitus on female sexual function and risk factors.
abstract: The study was conducted to investigate the effect of diabetes mellitus upon female sexual function, and to detect possible risk factors that might predict sexual dysfunction. The study consisted of 127 married women: 21 women with type 1 diabetes, 50 women with type 2 diabetes and 56 healthy women as a control. Female sexual functions were evaluated with a questionnaire to assess sexual desire, arousal, lubrication, orgasm, satisfaction and pain. The prevalence of sexual dysfunction was 71% in the type 1 diabetic group, 42% in the type 2 diabetic group and 37% in the control subjects. The scores for sexual desire, arousal and lubrication were significantly lower in the type 1 diabetes group than in the control subjects (p < 0.05). The scores of orgasm, satisfaction, dyspareunia and total sexual function were slightly lower in the type 1 diabetic group than in the other groups. No factor predicted sexual dysfunction in the diabetic women while further age, poor education, absence of occupation and menopause predicted sexual dysfunction in the control subjects. The prevalence of sexual dysfunction was significantly higher in the type 1 diabetic women than in the type 2 diabetics and control subjects. However, no risk factors that might cause sexual dysfunction could be predicted in diabetic women.
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, University of Mersin School of Medicine, Mersin, Turkey. edoruk@mersin.edu.tr
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Doruk
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Akbay
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Cayan
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Akbay
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Bozlu
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Acar
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D003922:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 / Q000503:physiopathology*; D003924:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / Q000503:physiopathology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D012307:Risk Factors; D019529:Sexuality