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ArticleInternational journal of environmental research and public health2020

The Impact of COVID-19 on Female Sexual Health.

Anna Fuchs, Aleksandra Matonóg, Joanna Pilarska, Paulina Sieradzka, Mateusz Szul, Bartosz Czuba, Agnieszka Drosdzol-Cop

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Article in International journal of environmental research and public health, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 68 papers, 7 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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7 authors.

Anna FuchsChair and Department of Gynecology, Obstetrics and Oncological Gynecology, Medical University of Silesia in Katowice, Markiefki 87, 40-211 Katowice, Poland.
Aleksandra MatonógChair and Department of Gynecology, Obstetrics and Oncological Gynecology, Medical University of Silesia in Katowice, Markiefki 87, 40-211 Katowice, Poland.ORCID 0000-0001-7387-9560
Joanna PilarskaChair and Department of Gynecology, Obstetrics and Oncological Gynecology, Medical University of Silesia in Katowice, Markiefki 87, 40-211 Katowice, Poland.ORCID 0000-0001-9248-6885
Paulina SieradzkaChair and Department of Gynecology, Obstetrics and Oncological Gynecology, Medical University of Silesia in Katowice, Markiefki 87, 40-211 Katowice, Poland.ORCID 0000-0001-9778-5358
Mateusz SzulChair and Department of Gynecology, Obstetrics and Oncological Gynecology, Medical University of Silesia in Katowice, Markiefki 87, 40-211 Katowice, Poland.
Bartosz CzubaChair of Woman's Health, Medical University of Silesia in Katowice, Medyków 12, 40-752 Katowice, Poland.
Agnieszka Drosdzol-CopChair and Department of Gynecology, Obstetrics and Oncological Gynecology, Medical University of Silesia in Katowice, Markiefki 87, 40-211 Katowice, Poland.ORCID 0000-0003-1249-5840

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionCoronavirus disease (COVID-19), announced as a pandemic by the World Health Organization, recently has dominated people's lifestyle. The impact of COVID-19 seems to be relevant to the sexual health as well.

methodsThis prospective study was conducted on two occasions involving 764 female patients between March and April 2020-before and during the time of social quarantine. The sexual function was assessed using the Polish version of the Female Sexual Function Index (FSFI). Every patient filled out the survey concerning socio-demographic characteristics as well as the influence of SARS-CoV-2 pandemic on their lives.

resultsThe overall FSFI score before the pandemic was 30.1 ± 4.4 and changed to 25.8 ± 9.7 during it. Scores of every domain: desire, arousal, lubrication, orgasm, satisfaction and pain decreased as well (

conclusionThe main finding of our study was the influence of COVID-19 pandemic on the quality of sexual lifestyle and frequency of intercourse among Polish women.

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Sexual HealthAnxietyBetacoronavirusCoronavirus InfectionsCOVID-19FemaleHumansPandemicsPneumonia, ViralPolandProspective StudiesSARS-CoV-2Workplacecoronavirus disease 2019 (COVID−19)COVID−19 virusdesireSARS-CoV−2 pandemicsexual dysfunctionsexuality

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