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Sexual dysfunctions in women with type 2 diabetes, prevalence and characterization, in the Eje Cafetero, Colombia, 2015-2018

Sexual dysfunctions in women with type 2 diabetes, prevalence and characterization in the Eje Cafetero, Colombia, 2015-2018
https://doi.org/10.17081/innosa.123
Franklin José Espitia De La Hoz
Hathor, Clínica Sexológica, Armenia-Pereira, Colombia

Corresponding Author(s) : Franklin José Espitia De La Hoz

espitiafranklin@hotmail.com

Ciencia e Innovación en Salud, 2021

Abstract

Background: The deterioration of sexual functioning in women is one of the main complications of diabetes. Materials and methods: an observational study that analyzed the sexual function of 417 participants. Women over 18 years of age with type 2 diabetes, sexually active in the last 6 weeks, residing in the Eje Cafetero (Colombia) were included. They were recruited from the external consultation, in three private clinics. The Female Sexual Function Index validated in Spanish was carried out. Socio-demographic variables, sexual and reproductive health history, sexual behavior, frequency of global sexual dysfunction, and type of sexual dysfunction were measured. Descriptive statistics of the information were performed. Results: The mean age was 35.19 ± 8.76 years. The prevalence of sexual dysfunction in all the participants was 77.93%. The Female Sexual Function Index score in affected women was 22.59 ± 8.43 points. Sexual difficulties characterized sexual desire (77.93%), lubrication (74.58%) and arousal (73.1%). 41.48% had one sexual dysfunction, 26.85% two and 31.65% 3 or more sexual dysfunctions, with a median of 3 sexual dysfunctions per woman. Conclusions: in women from the Coffee Region with type 2 diabetes, there is a high prevalence of sexual dysfunctions, which exceeds half of the population; characterized mainly by disorders of desire and lubrication. Immediate interventions are urgently needed in order to establish an adequate diagnostic and therapeutic plan.

Keywords

Diabetes Mellitus Type 2, Sexual Dysfunction Physiological, Women, Prevalence, Sexual Health
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Espitia De La Hoz FJ. Sexual dysfunctions in women with type 2 diabetes, prevalence and characterization, in the Eje Cafetero, Colombia, 2015-2018: Sexual dysfunctions in women with type 2 diabetes, prevalence and characterization in the Eje Cafetero, Colombia, 2015-2018. Ciencia e Innovación en Salud [Internet]. 2021 Jun. 17 [cited 2025 Jan. 30];. Available from: https://revistas.unisimon.edu.co/index.php/innovacionsalud/article/view/4154
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