ArticleSleep & breathing = Schlaf & Atmung2010
Sexual dysfunction in women with obstructive sleep apnea.
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- Association between obstructive sleep apnea and female sexual dysfunction: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Archives of gynecology and obstetrics · 2025Pooled it
- Association of Continuous Positive Airway Pressure Treatment With Sexual Quality of Life in Patients With Sleep Apnea: Follow-up Study of a Randomized Clinical Trial.JAMA otolaryngology-- head & neck surgery · 2018Trial
- Advances in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Women.Pulmonary therapy · 2026Review
- The effect of positive airway treatment in women with sleep disordered breathing on the sexual and mental wellbeing of their male partners.Sleep & breathing = Schlaf & Atmung · 2025Article
- The impact of motor, non-motor, and social aspects on the sexual health of women living with Parkinson's disease.Journal of Parkinson's disease · 2025Article
- Depression and obesity, but not mild obstructive sleep apnea, are associated factors for female sexual dysfunction.Sleep & breathing = Schlaf & Atmung · 2022Article
- Obstructive sleep apnea syndrome as a potential cause of sexual dysfunction in women : Sexual dysfunction in women.Sleep & breathing = Schlaf & Atmung · 2021Article
- Sexual function and distress in postmenopausal women with chronic insomnia: exploring the role of stress dysregulation.Nature and science of sleep · 2019Article
- Obstructive sleep apnea and hormones - a novel insight.Archives of medical science : AMS · 2017Article
- Association of sleep disturbance and sexual function in postmenopausal women.Menopause (New York, N.Y.) · 2017Article
- Sleep Disorders in Postmenopausal Women.Journal of sleep disorders & therapy · 2015Article
- Long-term effects of continuous positive airway pressure treatment on sexuality in female patients with obstructive sleep apnea.Sexual medicine · 2013Article
- Sexual function in pre- and post-menopausal women with obstructive sleep apnea syndrome.International journal of impotence researchArticle
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Abstract
backgroundFemale sexual dysfunction is vastly under-recognized but has been previously described in chronic disease states. Sexual dysfunction in male patients with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is well described, but not in females.
objectiveThe objective of this study was to assess the prevalence of sexual dysfunction in women with OSA.
methodsWe studied 21 consecutive pre-menopausal women with OSA, referred to our sleep lab, and who had a positive study for sleep apnea (respiratory disturbance index (RDI) > 5), and 11 healthy pre-menopausal women were included as the control group. Subjects were administered the Female Sexual Function Index (FSFI) questionnaire and a mood scale-Profile of Mood States.
resultsOf the study group, 11 women (52.4%) had FSFI scores in the poor range (<23) as compared to the control group, in which none of the women (0%) had FSFI scores in the poor range (<23). Negative mood domain scores were not different in patients with poor FSFI compared to patients with normal FSFI scores. There was no correlation between obesity, severity of sleep apnea, or mood disorders on overall scores of sexual dysfunction. Among individual domains, there was a correlation between RDI and arousal scores.
conclusionIn our study, we have found that prevalence of sexual dysfunction is high among women with OSA. Physicians should routinely screen and evaluate women with OSA for sexual dysfunction.
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