ABSTRACT
Objective: female sexual dysfunction (FSD) in diabetic women, is a topic poorly studied. The aim of this study is to determine the prevalence of FSD in typ1 1 and typ2 diabetic patients (T1D and T2D) compared with non diabetic controls. Patients and Method: interview under written consent 24 diabetic patients attended at Diabetes Unit of the San Juan de Dios Hospital and 24 healthy controls. Inclusion criteria: diagnosis of diabetes mellitus over one year, age 18-75 years old and stable partner for over a year. Exclusion criteria: antidepressants treatment. The validated survey by Rosen et al. was applied. Female Sexual Function Index (FSFI), of 19 questions that assess 6 areas of sexual function: desire, lubrication, excitement, orgasm, satisfaction and pain. A total score of 26.55 or less diagnosed DSF. In diabetic patients the metabolic control, lipid profile, creatinine and glycated hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) was recorded. Statistical analysis was performed using median, range and Mann Whitney test. Percentages of sexual dysfunction was analysed by chi². It was considered significant at p < 0.05. Results: the results of the FSFI survey were divided and related to menopause. In premenopausal diabetic group (n = 11), the average score was 31.1 versus 32.5 in controls (NS) and in postmenopausal diabetic group (n = 13) the average score was 23,1 versus 28,5 (p = 0.05). The overall frequency of DSF in premenopausal diabetic women was 27.3 percent and 6.3 percent in controls (NS), in postmenopausal reached 69.2 percent and25.0 percent in controls (p = 0.01 ). Conclusion: in diabetic patients sexual dysfunction was more frequent than in controls; in premenopausal women the most affected area is the excitement and in postmenopausal women was lubrication.