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. 2008 Aug;31(8):1580-1.
doi: 10.2337/dc08-0081. Epub 2008 May 5.

Sexual dysfunction in Jordanian diabetic women

Ruba M Abu Ali  1 , Rabaa M Al Hajeri, Yousef S Khader, Nadima S Shegem, Kamel M Ajlouni
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Sexual dysfunction in Jordanian diabetic women

Ruba M Abu Ali et al. Diabetes Care. 2008 Aug.

Abstract

Objective: To estimate the prevalence of female sexual dysfunction (FSD) in diabetic and nondiabetic Jordanian women.

Research design and methods: Data were collected from 1,137 married women using the Arabic translation of the Female Sexual Function Index questionnaire.

Results: Prevalence of sexual dysfunction in diabetic women 50 years of age or older was 59.6 vs. 45.6% in nondiabetic women (P = 0.003). Diabetic women had more dysfunction of desire, arousal, lubrication, and orgasm than nondiabetic women. Glycemic control, smoking, dyslipidemia, hypertension, autonomic neuropathy, and peripheral neuropathy did not have a significant effect on FSD. Age, BMI, duration of diabetes, and the presence of coronary artery disease, nephropathy, and retinopathy had negative effects on FSD.

Conclusions: Prevalence of FSD among Jordanian women was found to be significantly higher in diabetic compared with nondiabetic women.

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