COVID-19 pandemic effect on female sexual function

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İLGEN O., KURT S., AYDIN C., BİLEN E., Kula H.

GINEKOLOGIA POLSKA, cilt.92, sa.12, ss.856-859, 2021 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 92 Sayı: 12
  • Basım Tarihi: 2021
  • Doi Numarası: 10.5603/gp.a2021.0084
  • Dergi Adı: GINEKOLOGIA POLSKA
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, Central & Eastern European Academic Source (CEEAS), EMBASE, Gender Studies Database, MEDLINE, Directory of Open Access Journals
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.856-859
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: COVID-19, pandemic, female sexual function, INDEX FSFI, DEPRESSION, WOMEN, CORONAVIRUS, DYSFUNCTION, INFECTION, ANXIETY, STRESS, CARE
  • Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Objectives: To determine the COVID-19 pandemic's effect on female sexual functions among Turkish women. Material and methods: The present study was performed by using the previous study data that was conducted before the pandemic to detect female sexual function by using questionnaires. Comparison of Female Sexual Function Index (FSFI), Participants were asked to fill questionnaire forms again. Results: FSFI scores of the participants were higher before the pandemic, however, this finding was not statistically significant (21.8 vs 21.0, p = 0.27). BAI and BDI scores with high scores accompanied by anxiety and depression were found statistically significantly higher in the study (11.2 vs 13.3, p < 0.01; 10.0 vs 13.7, p < 0.01; respectively). BAI scores had a negative correlation with FSFI scores, however, BDI scores had not a significant correlation with FSFI scores in the present study (p < 0.01, correlation coefficient = -0.302; p = 0.07; correlation coefficient = -0.183; respectively). Conclusions: Pandemic seems not to affect female sexual behavior. However, the pandemic is associated with anxiety and depression.