ArticleInternational journal of impotence research2018
Sexual function in women with polycystic ovary syndrome and their hormonal and clinical correlations.
Article in International journal of impotence research, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT03879369 (Sexual Dysfunction in Female Patients With Adult Acne Vulgaris), which is not on this map. Cited by 9 papers.
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Sexual Dysfunction in Female Patients With Adult Acne Vulgaris
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- The effect of hormonal contraceptives combined with vitamin D3 supplements on sexual dysfunction in women with polycystic ovary syndrome: a randomized double-blind placebo-controlled trial.Archives of gynecology and obstetrics · 2025Trial
- Comparison of sexual function in fertile and infertile women with polycystic ovary syndrome: A cross-sectional study.International journal of reproductive biomedicine · 2025Article
- Polycystic ovarian syndrome elevates the distress of sexual pain in Iranian women with infertility.BMC women's health · 2024Article
- Predictive factors of Sexual Quality of Life in women with polycystic ovary syndrome: a path analysis.International journal of impotence research · 2023Article
- Sexual dysfunction in women with PCOS: a case control study.Human reproduction (Oxford, England) · 2023Observational
- The Effective Factors on The Sexual Function of Polycystic Ovary Syndrome Women: A Cross-Sectional Study.International journal of fertility & sterility · 2022Article
- Exploratory study of a screening measure for polycystic ovarian syndrome, quality of life assessment, and neuropsychological evaluation.BMC women's health · 2020Article
- Naturally Occurring and Experimentally Induced Rhesus Macaque Models for Polycystic Ovary Syndrome: Translational Gateways to Clinical Application.Medical sciences (Basel, Switzerland) · 2019Review
- In utero Androgen Excess: A Developmental Commonality Preceding Polycystic Ovary Syndrome?Frontiers of hormone research · 2019Review
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Abstract
Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) appears to be related to sexual dysfunction, especially if associated with obvious clinical and hormonal signs of hyperandrogenism. The objective of this study was to determine the correlation of PCOS and its hormonal and clinical parameters with sexual function. This prospective, cross-sectional study conducted on 18-45-year-old PCOS women (according to the Rotterdam criteria), who were referred to the Reproductive Endocrinology Research Center, Iran, was invited to participate from January 2012 to December 2015. The Female Sexual Function Index (FSFI) was used to evaluate sexual function, and serum levels of total and free testosterone, androstenedione, and sex hormone-binding globulin (SHBG) were determined and employed to calculate free androgen index (FAI) values. Univariate and multiple logistic regression analyses were performed to examine the association between sexual dysfunction and independent variables. In all, 783 participated in the study and 492 women fully completed the Female Sexual Function Index (FSFI) questionnaire. Of these, 226 (45.75%) women met the criteria for sexual dysfunction. The mean age of women was 24.91 ± 4.90 years. No significant association between having a low score for any FSFI domain and having a low serum total or free testosterone or androstenedione and SHBG level was demonstrated. There was association between FAI > 4.5 and increased sexual function score but it is not significant. Logistic regression analysis showed that there were significant associations between sexual function score and the literacy, alopecia, and infertility. No evidence of associations between low scores for any of the sexual domains evaluated and low serum total and free testosterone levels, but the low literacy, alopecia, and infertility contributed to low sexual function in women with PCOS. The burden of PCOS and sexual dysfunction suggests the need for further attention to this patient population.
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