Open AccessSexual dysfunction in women with systemic lupus erythematosus
Author(s) -
G. V. Espasa,
Luciana González Lucero,
Yessika Jackeline Soria Curi,
S. M. Mazza,
M. L. Leguizamón,
Mariana Pera,
A. L. Barbaglia,
H. R. Sueldo,
M. C. Bertolaccini,
Mirta Santana,
L. M. Galindo,
Verónica Bellomio
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
revista argentina de reumatología
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2362-3675
pISSN - 0327-4411
DOI - 10.47196/rar.v32i3.484
Subject(s) - medicine , depression (economics) , anxiety , sexual dysfunction , sexual intercourse , menopause , sexual function , perceived stress scale , cross sectional study , population , psychiatry , stress (linguistics) , pathology , linguistics , philosophy , environmental health , economics , macroeconomics
sexual dysfunction is the alteration in one or several phases of sexual activity. It can culminate in frustration, pain and a decrease in the frequency of sexual intercourse. Objectives: determine the frequency of sexual dysfunction and analyze associated factors in patients with SLE.Materials and methods: a descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted. We included patients with SLE, between 18 and 50 years of age, Secondary Sjogren’s syndrome, menopause, severe depression and illiterate patients were excluded.Demographic and disease-related variables were studied. The Depression Anxiety Stress Scale (DASS-21), and the Female Sexual Function Index (FSFI) were applied. Results: sixty women with SLE and 63 controls were evaluated. The prevalence of SD in SLE was 71.7% and there were significant differences in all domains of sexual function. The total FSFI score in patients with SLE was lower when compared to controls. According to the DASS-21 scale, stress, anxiety and depression were observed in at least half of lupus women, however no association was found between these variables and SD.Conclusions: the prevalence of SD in patients with SLE was high. Depression, Anxiety, and Stress were not determinants in the presence of SD.