ArticleInternational journal of fertility & sterility2021
Differences in and Correlates of Sexual Function in Infertile Women with and without Polycystic Ovary Syndrome.
Article in International journal of fertility & sterility, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT05056272 (Anxiety and Sexual Malfunction in Infertile Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome Patients), which is not on this map. Cited by 3 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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Anxiety and Sexual Malfunction in Infertile Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome Patients
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- Sexual function in women with polycystic ovary syndrome: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Human reproduction update · 2024Pooled it
- Prevalence and Odds of Developing Sexual Dysfunction in Women With Polycystic Ovary Syndrome: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Journal of family & reproductive health · 2025Review
- Sexual dysfunction in women with PCOS: a case control study.Human reproduction (Oxford, England) · 2023Observational
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Abstract
backgroundThe aim of this study was to examine sexual function and its correlates among infertile women with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) in comparison with their non-PCOS counterparts. MATERIALS AND
methodsIn this case-control study, 209 infertile women (116 PCOS and 93 non-PCOS) from Tehran, Iran, were evaluated in February and March 2018. Female sexual function index (FSFI), hormonal status, and documented reports of hyperandrogenic manifestations of the patients were investigated.
resultsThe mean age of the patients was 32.00 ± 5.00 years old. Eighty-four (40.2%) patients including 42.2% of the PCOS patients and 37.6% of the non-PCOS cases (P>0.05), were suspected of female sexual dysfunction (FSD). The most impaired functions in both groups were desire and arousal. Sexual function was not significantly different between the groups. However, PCOS women had more orgasm problems and acne worsened their sexual function. Total FSFI was positively associated with prolactin level but negatively associated with central obesity in the non-PCOS group; it was negatively correlated with marital duration in the PCOS group. Luteinizing hormone (LH) and pain, prolactin level and lubrication, and central obesity and arousal were correlated in the non-PCOS women. Prolactin level and orgasm, marital duration and arousal, and marital duration and the total FSFI were correlated in the PCOS women.
conclusionSexual function was similarly low in infertile PCOS and non-PCOS women. However, orgasm problems and the negative effect of acne varied between the two groups. Further investigations may target how hormonal profile may affect sexual function. Practitioners should scrutinize the specific impaired sexual domains and their correlated conditions in PCOS women, notably orgasm, acne, and prolactin level. Interventions should be well tailored based on particular needs of infertile PCOS women.
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