title: The Role of Premature Ovarian Failure Awareness in Female Sexual Functions and Distress.
abstract: The diagnosis of premature ovarian failure is traumatic to women, with loss of gonadal functions having been associated with distress and anxiety. The aim of this study is to evaluate the sexual function and distress of women with premature ovarian failure before the diagnosis. Women with premature ovarian failure and age-matched controls were evaluated through the Female Sexual Function Index and the Female Sexual Distress Scale-Revised, and their androgen levels were compared. The major finding of this study is the lack of difference between sexual function in women who are unaware that they have premature ovarian failure and age-matched women with normal gonadal function.
authors.affiliation: a Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology , Bezmialem Vakif University , Istanbul , Turkey.
authors.forename: Serdar
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Aydin
authors.affiliation: a Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology , Bezmialem Vakif University , Istanbul , Turkey.
authors.forename: Seda
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ateş
authors.affiliation: b Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology , Florence Nightingale Hospital , Istanbul , Turkey.
authors.forename: Çağri
authors.initials: Ç
authors.lastname: Arioğlu Aydin
authors.affiliation: a Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology , Bezmialem Vakif University , Istanbul , Turkey.
authors.forename: Gonca
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Batmaz
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001143:Arousal; D003075:Coitus / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009948:Orgasm; D010549:Personal Satisfaction; D016649:Primary Ovarian Insufficiency / Q000150:complications / Q000523:psychology*; D020018:Sexual Dysfunctions, Psychological / Q000209:etiology / Q000523:psychology*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D016387:Women's Health