ArticleBMC women's health2020
Association between type 1 diabetes and female sexual dysfunction.
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- Comparison of sexual functions in women with and without type 1 diabetes.Revista da Associacao Medica Brasileira (1992) · 2023Article
- Epidemiology of peritoneal dialysis outcomes.Nature reviews. Nephrology · 2022Review
- Erectile Dysfunction: Causes, Diagnosis and Treatment: An Update.Journal of clinical medicine · 2022Article
- Sexual dysfunction in women with type 1 diabetes in Norway: A qualitative study of women's experiences.Diabetic medicine : a journal of the British Diabetic Association · 2022Article
- The Role of Antihyperglycemic Drugs and Diet on Erectile Function: Results from a Perspective Study on a Population with Prediabetes and Diabetes.Journal of clinical medicine · 2022Article
- Sexual Function and Sexual Quality of Life in Premenopausal Women with Controlled Type 1 and 2 Diabetes-Preliminary Study.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Article
- Risk factors for sexual dysfunction in Romanian women with type 1 diabetes mellitus and chronic autoimmune thyroiditis: a comparative cross-sectional study.Diabetology & metabolic syndrome · 2020Article
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Abstract
backgroundThis study aims to evaluate: 1) the prevalence of Female Sexual Dysfunction (FSD) in women affected by type 1 Diabetes Mellitus (DM) and the control group; 2) the correlation between duration of DM, HbA1C levels and sexual life quality; 3) the relationship between different methods of insulin administration and sexual life quality; 4) the correlation between FSD and diabetes complications.
methodsWe selected 33 women with type 1 DM and 39 healthy women as controls. Each participant underwent a detailed medical history and physical examination and completed the 6-item Female Sexual Function Index questionnaire (FSFI-6). In patients affected by type 1 DM, the different methods of insulin administration (Multi Drug Injection - MDI or Continuous Subcutaneous Insulin Infusion - CSII) and the presence of DM complications were also investigated.
resultsThe prevalence of FSD (total score ≤ 19) was significantly higher in the type 1 DM group than in the control group (12/33, 36.4% and 2/39, 5.2%, respectively; p = 0.010). No statistically significant differences were found regarding FSD according to the presence of complications, method of insulin administration or previous pregnancies.
conclusionsThis study underlined that FSD is higher in women affected by type 1 DM than in healthy controls. This could be due to the diabetic neuropathy/angiopathy and the type of insulin administration. Therefore, it is important to investigate FSD in diabetic women, as well as erectile dysfunction in diabetic men.
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