title: The effects of fibromyalgia syndrome on female sexuality: a controlled study.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Fibromyalgia may have negative effects on sexual function in women.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  To evaluate the sexuality of women with fibromyalgia and healthy control subjects, and to investigate the relation between sexuality and clinical parameters of fibromyalgia.
  
  
  METHODS
  Female Sexual Function Index (FSFI), Tender Points Count (TPC), Beck Depression Inventory (BDI), Fibromyalgia Impact Questionnaire (FIQ), and Visual Analog Scale (VAS).
  
  
  METHODS
  Clinical evaluation and surveys were done with 126 women with fibromyalgia and 132 healthy women.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Patients with fibromyalgia had higher BDI scores and lower frequency of sexual intercourse than control subjects. The mean FSFI scores (total and all domains) were significantly lower in patients with fibromyalgia than control subjects. Mean FSFI scores (total and most domains) were significantly lower in patients with fibromyalgia who had BDI score≥17 than those who had BDI score<17. In women with fibromyalgia, a significant negative correlation was noted between total FSFI score, and both FIQ and BDI scores.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Fibromyalgia has negative effects on female sexual function that are aggravated by depression.
authors.affiliation: The Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Konya Education and Research Hospital, Konya, Turkey. emreyilmaz3534@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Halim
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Yilmaz
authors.forename: Sema Dereli
authors.initials: SD
authors.lastname: Yilmaz
authors.forename: Halime Almula Demir
authors.initials: HA
authors.lastname: Polat
authors.forename: Ali
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Salli
authors.forename: Gulten
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Erkin
authors.forename: Hatice
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Ugurlu
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003863:Depression / Q000150:complications*; D005260:Female; D005356:Fibromyalgia / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D012735:Sexual Dysfunction, Physiological / Q000209:etiology*; D020018:Sexual Dysfunctions, Psychological / Q000209:etiology*; D019529:Sexuality