title: Evaluation of sexual dysfunction in women with type 2 diabetes.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Sexual dysfunction is a common complication of diabetes that adversely affects their quality of life. Its prevalence is known to be higher in diabetic men with and it is estimated to affect 20-85% of patients but the problem is probably less common in diabetic women. This study investigated the prevalence of sexual dysfunction and its risk factors among women with diabetes.
  
  
  METHODS
  This descriptive-analytic study was performed during May 2012 to Feb 2013 at Diabetes clinic of Shahid Beheshti Hospital of Qom and The Female Sexual Function Index (FSFI) was used for evaluation of sexual dysfunction.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  In this study, 59 (53.6%) women had sexual dysfunction. The mean age of patients with sexual dysfunction and healthy people was 48.22 ± 6.61 and 48.14 ± 5.37 years respectively and it was not statistically different in both groups (P = 0.94). Also, there was no significant difference between two groups in average duration of diabetes, fasting blood sugar (FBS), glycosylated hemoglobin (HbA1c) level, insulin resistance, abdominal circumference and body mass index BMI. Although the history of hypertension, coronary artery disease and exercise levels were not significantly associated with sexual dysfunction, but there was a significant association between albuminuria and sexual dysfunction (P = 0.001). Retinopathy and sexual dysfunction had statistically significant relationship (P = 0.007) while no association was found between diabetic neuropathy and sexual dysfunction (P = 0.79).
  
  
  RESULTS
  Sexual dysfunction is a common complication in diabetic patients which accompanies with some complications of diabetes and should be considered especially in patients with nephropathy or retinopathy.
authors.affiliation: Clinical Research Development Center, Department of Internal Medicine, Qom University of Medical Sciences, Qom, Iran.
authors.forename: Jamshid
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Vafaeimanesh
authors.affiliation: Department of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, School of Health, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran.
authors.forename: Mehdi
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Raei
authors.affiliation: Clinical Research Development Center, Department of Internal Medicine, Qom University of Medical Sciences, Qom, Iran.
authors.forename: Fatemeh
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Hosseinzadeh
authors.affiliation: Clinical Research Development Center, Department of Internal Medicine, Qom University of Medical Sciences, Qom, Iran.
authors.forename: Mahmoud
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Parham
keywords: Diabetes mellitus; sexual dysfunction; the female sexual function index; type 2
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