Sexual Function Disorders in Type 2 Diabetic Women; Cross-Sectional Study

Abstract

Our aim was to investigate the frequency of sexual dysfunction in type 2 diabetic women. 329 married female subjects were included in the study. 213 of the se women were diabetic and 116 were not diabetic. All of them filled the Female Sexual Function Index (FSFI). This questionnaire consists of 6 parts: Desire, lubrication, arousal, satisfaction, orgasm, and pain. Cases' age, menopause status, number of children, income status, and smoking habits were recorded. Sexual functions were impaired in 267 (81.9%) of all cases; in 170 (79.8%) diabetic cases and 97 (85.8%) non-diabetic cases. Lumbrication(p = 0.001) and orgasm(p = 0.003) were significantly impaired in diabetics. There was a significant relationship between sexual dysfunction and age (In diabetics p=0.000 and in non-diabetics p=0.000). Sexual dysfunction was 85.1% in diabetic women postmenopausal and 74.5% in diabetic women premenopausal (p = 0.052). There was a significant relationship between the number of children and lubrication(p = 0.042), orgasm(p = 0.036) in all cases; and desire (p = 0.04), orgasm (p = 0.007) in diabetic patients. Lubrication(p = 0.044) and orgasm(p = 0.008) were significantly impaired in smokers. Sexual dysfunction was high in both type 2 diabetic women and the control group. Sexual dysfunction in diabetic subjects was evident in the field of lubrication and orgasm. Sexual dysfunction increased with age, menopause. As the number of children increased, sexual dysfunction was evident in the field of desire, lubrication and orgasm. © 2020, Yuzuncu Yil Universitesi Tip Fakultesi. All rights reserved.