ArticleJournal of endocrinological investigation2013
Female sexual dysfunction in women with thyroid disorders.
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- The Human Microbiota in Endocrinology: Implications for Pathophysiology, Treatment, and Prognosis in Thyroid Diseases.Frontiers in endocrinology · 2020Review
- Evaluation of sexual dysfunction and female sexual dysfunction indicators in women with type 2 diabetes: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Diabetology & metabolic syndrome · 2019Review
- Subclinical hypothyroidism would not lead to female sexual dysfunction in Chinese women.BMC women's health · 2018Article
- The relationship between iron deficiency anemia and sexual function and satisfaction among reproductive-aged Iranian women.PloS one · 2018Article
- Elevated free triiodothyronine may lead to female sexual dysfunction in Chinese urban women: A hospital-based survey.Scientific reports · 2017Article
- Vitamin DInternational urology and nephrology · 2016Article
- Bringing the body of the iceberg to the surface: the Female Sexual Dysfunction Index-6 (FSDI-6) in the screening of female sexual dysfunction.Journal of endocrinological investigation · 2016Article
- Prevalence of female sexual dysfunction among Indian fertile females.Journal of mid-life healthArticle
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Abstract
backgroundFew data exist on the prevalence of female sexual dysfunction (FSD) in thyroid disorders.
aimWe evaluated FSD in women with thyroid diseases and in control age-matched healthy women to investigate the relationship between sexual function and thyroid hormones.
methodsOne hundred and four women with thyroid diseases and 53 controls participated in the study. Eighteen with hyperthyroidism (Group 1), 22 hypothyroidism (Group 2), 45 Hashimoto's thyroiditis (Group 3), 19 nodular goiter (Group 4) underwent thyroid function evaluation and sonography. The Female Sexual Function Index (FSFI) assessed sexual function.
resultsThe prevalence of FSD was 46.1% in thyroid diseases and 20.7% in controls. Only in Group 4, the prevalence (68.4%) was significantly higher than in controls (p<0.005). The mean total FSFI score was 20.1 ± 7.1 in women with thyroid diseases and 25.6 ± 4.7 in the controls (p<0.001). Compared with controls, there was a significant decrease of desire in Group 2; desire, arousal and lubrication in Group 3; desire, arousal, lubrication, orgasm and satisfaction in Group 4. In thyroid diseases the prevalence of FSD was 53% and 42%, while in the controls was 55% and 20%, in menopausal and pre-menopausal groups, respectively. We found a significant inverse correlation between TSH and FSFI (r=-0.7, p=0.01) in Group 4, which showed the lowest FSFI score (17.8 ± 5.7) and the highest body mass index (28.4 ± 7.1 kg/m(2)).
conclusionsWomen with thyroid diseases present a higher prevalence of FSD than controls. Although our findings suggest a higher impairment of sexual function in Group 4 and a role for TSH in FSD, further researches are needed.
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