Abstract
The present study aimed to evaluate female sexual function among young undergraduate women. Cross-sectional survey conducted among Brazilian undergraduate students. This study used online questionnaires to assess sociodemographic and health-related data and used the Brazilian version of the Female Sexual Function Index (FSFI) among female undergraduate students aged 18 to 25 years who were regularly enrolled in undergraduate healthcare courses. The FSFI is composed of 19 items that measure female sexual function over the last four weeks, in six domains: desire and subjective stimulation, sexual arousal, lubrication, orgasm, satisfaction and pain or discomfort. Among the 149 female undergraduate students evaluated, 43 (28.8%) presented sexual dysfunction (score < 26.55). Health conditions were not associated with female sexual dysfunction. Among the women with sexual dysfunction, all domains of the sexual response cycle were affected (P < 0.001). Sexual dysfunction was identified in at least a quarter of these young undergraduate women and it was not associated with gynecological problems, menstrual cycles, dysmenorrhea, contraceptive use or physical activity.
Highlights
Female sexuality was historically treated as taboo in some cultures and was deemed to be restricted to procreation and distant from pleasure
Female sexual dysfunction encompasses a wide variety of clinical conditions, including hypoactive sexual desire, sexual aversion disorder, sexual arousal disorder, orgasmic disorder and painful disorders such as dyspareunia and vaginismus.[3]
Participants We included female undergraduate students aged 18 to 25 years who were regularly enrolled in some of the undergraduate healthcare courses on the Baixada Santista campus, in Santos, were personally contacted and invited to participate in the study
Summary
Female sexuality was historically treated as taboo in some cultures and was deemed to be restricted to procreation and distant from pleasure. Women’s sexuality is considered to be an integral part of their sexual rights and quality of life that is important for reproduction and for longevity of their affective and pleasurable relationships, as well as being part of their health and wellbeing.[1]. Female sexual response has not been completely elucidated, it is known that female sexual function involves somatic, psychosocial and neurobiological factors.[4] Any disturbance or change in sexual function, such as pain and discomfort during sexual intercourse, can compromise women’s wellbeing and quality of life. The present study aimed to evaluate female sexual function among young undergraduate women. CONCLUSIONS: Sexual dysfunction was identified in at least a quarter of these young undergraduate women and it was not associated with gynecological problems, menstrual cycles, dysmenorrhea, contraceptive use or physical activity
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