Female Sexual Dysfunction in Women with Non-Malignant Cervical Diseases: A Study from an Urban Chinese Sample.

Jiehua Ma,Ping Li,Ping Li,Aixia Zhang,Aixia Zhang,Yu Lei,Yu Lei,Lianjun Pan,Lianjun Pan,Bin Yang,Bin Yang,Bin Yang,Yanjing Kan,Jian-Xin Gao

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0141004

Abstract

Non-malignant cervical diseases are common causes of disease among women worldwide. Although many studies have focused on sexual function in women with cervical cancer, little is known about the prevalence of female sexual dysfunction and its risk factors in women with non-malignant cervical diseases. The present study aims to assess sexual function in Chinese women with non-malignant cervical diseases and to identify potential risk factors for these diseases. A cross-sectional hospital-based survey was conducted in Nanjing, China. The Chinese version of the Female Sexual Function Index (CVFSFI) was used to evaluate sexual function. Three hundred three women who had been diagnosed with at least one non-malignant cervical disease and 293 healthy women were recruited from Nanjing Maternity and Child Health Hospital of Nanjing Medical University. We found that women with non-malignant cervical diseases had a significantly higher prevalence of female sexual dysfunction (FSD) (51.8% vs. 34.8%), low desire (43.2% vs. 26.3%), arousal disorder (41.6% vs. 28.3%), and lubrication disorder (51.2% vs. 36.9%) compared with the control group. Cervicitis and cervical intraepithelial neoplasia (CIN) were found to be independent risk factors for FSD. Our study indicates that women with cervicitis and CIN are at a high risk for FSD and deserve focused initial and follow-up management.

Highlights

Female sexual dysfunction (FSD) is a common disorder among Chinese women, and it is complicated by and associated with multiple factors, including age, menstrual status, mental health and interpersonal relations [1]
Using the cutoff scores of the CVFSFI, we investigated the prevalence of FSD among the groups
Health status Healthy Average Poor Health status of partner Healthy Average Poor Sexual status of partner good Average History of non-malignant cervical disease unknown Yes No Cervical lesion None cervicitis cervical intraepithelial neoplasia (CIN) Cervical polyps Nabothian cyst cervical hypertrophy cervical submucosal uterine fibroids cervical genital warts significantly higher prevalence of FSD (51.8% vs 34.8%, p

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Introduction

Female sexual dysfunction (FSD) is a common disorder among Chinese women, and it is complicated by and associated with multiple factors, including age, menstrual status, mental health and interpersonal relations [1]. Many studies have focused on the sexual function of women with cervical cancer; few reports have investigated the influence of non-malignant. Female Sexual Dysfunction and Non-Malignant Cervical Diseases

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