title: Sexual function in patients with deep infiltrating endometriosis.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  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.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  The study aims to assess sexual function in women with deep infiltrating endometriosis.
  
  
  METHODS
  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.
  
  
  METHODS
  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.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Gynecology, Pedro Ernesto University Hospital, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
authors.forename: Alessandra
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Evangelista
authors.forename: Thiago
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Dantas
authors.forename: Carolina
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Zendron
authors.forename: Thiers
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Soares
authors.forename: George
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Vaz
authors.forename: Marco A P
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Oliveira
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D003075:Coitus; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D004414:Dyspareunia / Q000209:etiology* / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000523:psychology; D004715:Endometriosis / Q000150:complications*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D010549:Personal Satisfaction; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: Dyspareunia; Endometriosis; FSFI; Pelvic Pain; Sexual Satisfaction