Insufficient Assessment of Sexual Dysfunction: A Problem in Gynecological Practice
Abstract
Material and Methods. A questionnaire-based approach was used to survey 18- to 50-year-old voluntary patients in the gynecological clinic. The study population comprised 300 different gynecological (except oncologic) patients independently of reasons for being in the clinic. The duration of the study was 6 months.
Results. Only one-third of the patients had ever been asked about their sexual life by a gynecologist, whilst the majority (80%) of the respondents reported they would like to be asked and discuss sexual issues. The patients mostly did not complain because of psychoemotional barriers, and shame was the main barrier for patients to talk about their problems. Sexual dysfunction was a frequent disorder among gynecological patients, reaching especially high levels in the arousal (46.41%) and lubrication (40.67%) domains.
Conclusions. The assessment of sexual health is insufficient in gynecological care, and sexual history-taking and evaluation of sexual functions should be included in routine gynecological health assessments.
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Briedite, I.; Ancane, G.; Ancans, A.; Erts, R. Insufficient Assessment of Sexual Dysfunction: A Problem in Gynecological Practice. Medicina 2013, 49, 49. https://0-doi-org.brum.beds.ac.uk/10.3390/medicina49070049
Briedite I, Ancane G, Ancans A, Erts R. Insufficient Assessment of Sexual Dysfunction: A Problem in Gynecological Practice. Medicina. 2013; 49(7):49. https://0-doi-org.brum.beds.ac.uk/10.3390/medicina49070049
Chicago/Turabian StyleBriedite, Ieva, Gunta Ancane, Andrejs Ancans, and Renars Erts. 2013. "Insufficient Assessment of Sexual Dysfunction: A Problem in Gynecological Practice" Medicina 49, no. 7: 49. https://0-doi-org.brum.beds.ac.uk/10.3390/medicina49070049