Effects of vaginal discharge on female sexual function

Güngör, Ayşe Nur Çakır; Uludağ, Ayşegül; Şahin, Melih; Gencer, Meryem; Uysal, Ahmet

doi:10.1016/j.ijgo.2013.07.012

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“…The finding of a lower prevalence of sexual pain among women with non-malignant cervical diseases (18.8%) compared with the controls (22.2%) is difficult to understand. However, our finding is similar to a survey by Gungor et al, who found that women with abnormal vaginal discharge had better FSFI scores in some domains [ 11 ]. Additional studies using a larger group are needed to evaluate the relationship between sexual pain and non-malignant cervical diseases.…”

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“…Non-malignant cervical diseases can lead to infertility, miscarriage, and cervical cancer and can have profound social and psychological impacts on a patient’s overall quality of life [ 8 – 10 ]. Gungor et al indicated that vaginal discharge impacts female sexual function [ 11 ]. These studies suggest that non-malignant cervical disease may increase the negative effects of FSD.…”

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Female Sexual Dysfunction in Women with Non-Malignant Cervical Diseases: A Study from an Urban Chinese Sample

Yonemori

Zhang

et al. 2015

PLoS ONE

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Non-malignant cervical diseases are common causes of disease among women worldwide. Although many studies have focused on sexual function in women with cervical cancer, little is known about the prevalence of female sexual dysfunction and its risk factors in women with non-malignant cervical diseases. The present study aims to assess sexual function in Chinese women with non-malignant cervical diseases and to identify potential risk factors for these diseases. A cross-sectional hospital-based survey was conducted in Nanjing, China. The Chinese version of the Female Sexual Function Index (CVFSFI) was used to evaluate sexual function. Three hundred three women who had been diagnosed with at least one non-malignant cervical disease and 293 healthy women were recruited from Nanjing Maternity and Child Health Hospital of Nanjing Medical University. We found that women with non-malignant cervical diseases had a significantly higher prevalence of female sexual dysfunction (FSD) (51.8% vs. 34.8%), low desire (43.2% vs. 26.3%), arousal disorder (41.6% vs. 28.3%), and lubrication disorder (51.2% vs. 36.9%) compared with the control group. Cervicitis and cervical intraepithelial neoplasia (CIN) were found to be independent risk factors for FSD. Our study indicates that women with cervicitis and CIN are at a high risk for FSD and deserve focused initial and follow-up management.

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Female Sexual Dysfunction in Women with Non-Malignant Cervical Diseases: A Study from an Urban Chinese Sample

Yonemori

Zhang

et al. 2015

PLoS ONE

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“…Table (3) shows that cervical discharge may be associated with moderate to high sexual desire; this result comes in agreement with the results obtained by Gungor et al (12) , they found that women with abnormal cervical discharge (color, odor, consistency and duration) had high scores of sexual desire, this may be explained by frequent vaginal infection that be associated with frequent intercourse . Vaginal discharge is desirable since it increase vaginal lubrication and physiological response of sexual activity (e.g.…”

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Relationship between sexual desire and premenstrual syndrome in young women in Iraq

2021

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Sexual desire could be affected by many psychological and physiological aspects . This research aims to find out the relationship between sexual desire and premenstrual syndrome in young female . A Descriptive design cross-sectional study was carried throughout the present study in order to achieve the study objectives. The period of the study is from 20th September 2019 to 28th April 2020, included 200 young married women in the reproductive stage, with ages between (17-31) years . Sexual Desire Inventory 3 (SDI-3) has been used to assess sexual desire after modification to meet the cultural and social considerations . The current study revealed that it explains that the highest percentage of the women subgroup are : women with ages between (21-24) years old (50%), those who the age of their husbands (23-26) years old (46.5%), those who live urban residents (84%), those who they and their husbands work as employee (58.5%), those with barely sufficient monthly income (38.5%), those who are graduated from college or above .The results showed that there is a significant association (p <0.05) between sexual desire of women and each of : backache, dysmenorrhea and mood instability ; while there is no significant relationship with each of : (backache, breast tenderness, headache, irritability, sadness, aloneness, bloating, vaginal pain, vaginal dryness) . It is concluded that sexual desire may affected by some symptoms of the premenstrual syndrome . Further studies may be needed to confirms these results .

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“…However, there was no significant difference found for other domains, which is consistent with the findings of the current research. Gungor et al (31) in a study from Turkey, reported contrasting results. The study was conducted in 114 women in three groups.…”

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Association of sexual function and psychological symptoms (depression, anxiety and stress) in women with recurrent vulvovaginal candidiasis

Moshfeghy

Tahari

Janghorban

et al. 2020

J Turkish German Gynecol Assoc

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Objective: Recurrent vulvovaginal candidiasis (RVVC) is a common vaginal infection which could affect the quality of life, romantic relationships, and sexual performance. There is some evidence that psychological problems result in an increased incidence of RVVC by changing the immune systems of individuals. The aim of this study was to determine the association of sexual function and psychological factors including depression, anxiety, and stress in women with RVVC. Material and Methods: Study design was case controlled. Equal numbers of women with RVVC and uninfected women referred to gynecology clinics were selected, using convenience purposive sampling. Two samples of vaginal discharge were prepared from each person. One sample was examined microscopically and the second was cultured on Sabouraud Agar. Data collection tools used for this study included demographic questionnaire, Female Sexual Function Index, Depression Anxiety Stress Scales-21. Data were analyzed using SPSS software (version 19). Results: Less sexual satisfaction [odds ratio (OR): 0.608, 95% confidence interval (CI): 0.421-0.878] and less orgasm (OR: 0.741, 95% CI: 0.530-0.998) was associated with RVVC. In patients with RVVC, the levels of depression, anxiety and stress were significantly higher compared to those of healthy individuals. Conclusion: Depression, anxiety and stress in the past four weeks are related to an increased risk of RVVC. There is an association between depression, anxiety and stress, sexual satisfaction, and orgasm with RVVC. It may be that psychological interventions and sexual counseling can be effective in improving RVVC.

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Effects of vaginal discharge on female sexual function

Abstract: Women with abnormal vaginal discharges were found to have better FSFI scores for some domains. This finding may be attributed to the adverse effects of sexual intercourse on vaginal infections.

Cited by 9 publications

References 22 publications

Female Sexual Dysfunction in Women with Non-Malignant Cervical Diseases: A Study from an Urban Chinese Sample

Female Sexual Dysfunction in Women with Non-Malignant Cervical Diseases: A Study from an Urban Chinese Sample

Relationship between sexual desire and premenstrual syndrome in young women in Iraq

Association of sexual function and psychological symptoms (depression, anxiety and stress) in women with recurrent vulvovaginal candidiasis

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