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ArticleWorld journal of clinical cases2023

Association between depressive mood and body image and menopausal symptoms and sexual function in perimenopausal women.

Jia Ling, Yu-Hong Wang

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Article in World journal of clinical cases, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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  3. Associations between menopause and body image.Przeglad menopauzalny = Menopause review · 2025
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Jia LingInstitute of Innovation and Applied Research in Chinese Medicine, Hunan University of Chinese Medicine, Changsha 410208, Hunan Province, China.
Yu-Hong WangInstitute of Innovation and Applied Research in Chinese Medicine, Hunan University of Chinese Medicine, Changsha 410208, Hunan Province, China.ojhtgb000@163.com.
Hunan University of Traditional Chinese Medicine · CN

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Abstract

backgroundPerimenopausal is the period when women's ovarian function begins to decline before and after menopause. During this period, women experience a series of mental state changes, such as decreased hormone levels, decreased libido, and even female sexual dysfunction (FSD) in severe cases, which reduces their quality of life. Factors affecting the occurrence of FSD include physiological and non-physiological factors, among which physiological factors are uncontrollable. Therefore, it is particularly important to ascertain the related non-physiological factors that affect the occurrence of FSD for improving the quality of sexual life of perimenopausal women.

aimTo investigate the mediating effect of depressive mood and body image on menopausal symptoms and sexual function in perimenopausal women.

methodsA total of 186 perimenopausal women were enrolled between January 2019 and January 2021 and divided into the FSD (134 cases) and control (52 cases) groups based on the presence and absence of FSD. Clinical data were compared between the two groups. FSD-related factors were analyzed using logistic regression analysis. Hamilton Depression Scale (HAMD), Body Image Scale (BIS), and Menopause Rating Scale (MRS) scores were compared among women with different FSD scores. The correlation of the MRS score with the BIS and HAMD scores and the mediating effect of the BIS and HAMD scores on the MRS score and female sexual function index (FSFI) were analyzed.

resultsThe HAMD and BIS scores were higher in the FSD group than in the control group, and the difference in monthly income between the two groups was statistically significant (all

conclusionDepression and body image play mediating roles between menopausal symptoms and sexual function in perimenopausal women.

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Body imageDepressive moodMediating effectPerimenopauseSexual dysfunction

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