Abstract
Belief levels in sexual myths in women and effects of myths on sexual satisfaction
Highlights
Sexual health is defined as the absence of a sexual illness or dysfunction, and sustaining a regular and satisfying life
The myths with highest number of the participants with no idea about were “hymen could be ruptured with dry humping” (22.4%), “hymen could be ruptured with masturbation” (22.4%), “masturbation is dirty and harmful” (20.7%), “masturbation reduces desire and power” (20.7%), “masturbation is a false behaviour during the sexual intercourse” (19.0%) and “there are strict rules about what is normal in making love” (19.0%) (Table 1)
There were no significant differences in terms of the mean age, the mean total Female Sexual Function Index (FSFI) score, the mean total FSFI sexual satisfaction score, the mean total FSFI libido score, and the mean total FSFI discomfort during sexual myths among the response distribution groups (p > 0.008 for each according to Bonferroni trueion) (Table 2)
Summary
Sexual health is defined as the absence of a sexual illness or dysfunction, and sustaining a regular and satisfying life. It is known that sexual approaches and sexual information vary between societies. Sexual myth is a knowledge that individuals think or insist that it is true in sexual matters, but which has no scientific value, is exaggerated or false [5,6]. Sexual myths can negatively affect people's sexual health at various levels. The effect of sexual myths on sexual health may vary depending on many factors such as education level between societies and individuals, gender, age, family, social environment, written and visual media. Some sexual myths may not affect a person's sexual life because they are related to social or sociological issues, but a significant part of myths can directly affect a person's sexual life [6,7,8,9]
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