ArticleClinical autonomic research : official journal of the Clinical Autonomic Research Society2021
Female sexual dysfunction in multiple system atrophy: a prospective cohort study.
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- Non-motor symptoms in multiple system atrophy: A comparative study with Parkinson's disease and progressive supranuclear palsy.Frontiers in neurology · 2022Article
- Female sexual dysfunction in multiple system atrophy: does it matter?Clinical autonomic research : official journal of the Clinical Autonomic Research Society · 2021Article
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Abstract
purposeThe diagnosis of probable multiple system atrophy relies on the presence of severe cardiovascular or urogenital autonomic failure. Erectile dysfunction is required to fulfil the latter criterion in men, whereas no corresponding item is established for women. In this study, we aimed to investigate sexual dysfunction in women with multiple system atrophy.
methodsWe administered the Female Sexual Function Index questionnaire and interviewed women with multiple system atrophy and age-matched controls regarding the presence of "genital hyposensitivity."
resultsWe recruited 25 women with multiple system atrophy and 42 controls. Female Sexual Function Index scores in sexually active women with multiple system atrophy were significantly lower (multiple system atrophy = 10; 15.4, 95% CI [10.1, 22.1], controls = 37; 26.1 [24.1, 28.1], p = 0.0004). The lowest scores concerned the domains of desire, arousal and lubrication. Genital hyposensitivity was reported by 56% of the patients with multiple system atrophy and 9% controls (p < 0.0001).
conclusionsSexual dysfunction is highly prevalent in women with multiple system atrophy. Screening for disturbances in specific sexual domains should be implemented in the clinical evaluation of women with suggestive motor symptoms.
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