Weight gain, body image and sexual function in young patients treated with contraceptive vaginal ring. A prospective pilot study.
Gynecol Endocrinol
; 33(8): 660-664, 2017 Aug.
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ABSTRACT
INTRODUCTION:
Oral contraceptives could induce mood changes. As far as our knowledge, there are no studies in literature that have examined the role of vaginal contraception in self-perceived body image.AIM:
To evaluate the effects of intravaginal contraception on weight gain and perceived body image in relation with the Beck's Depression Inventory questionnaire (BDI) and the McCoy Female Sexuality Questionnaire (MFSQ).METHODS:
Twenty-one adult (18-35 years old) eumenorrheic (menstrual cycle of 25-35 days), lean (body mass index - BMI - of 19-25 kg/m2) women who were referred for hormonal contraception were administered the Stunkard Figure Rating Scale (FRS), BDI and MFSQ. Subjects were studied in basal condition and after 6 months of therapy with vaginal contraception (NuvaRing®; Organon-Schering-Plough Italia, Milan, Italy). MAIN OUTCOMEMEASURES:
BMI, FRS, MFSQ and BDI.RESULTS:
After 6 months of therapy with NuvaRing®, both body weight (60.0 ± 8.3; p = 0.050) and BMI (22.1 ± 3.1; p = 0.028) slightly, but statistically, increased. FRS and BDI showed no differences after the vaginal contraception. Hormonal contraception was associated with a significant decrease in the two-factor Italian MFSQ score.CONCLUSIONS:
Vaginal ring seems a good alternative to other hormonal contraceptive not significantly altering the female sexuality and not influencing the FRS and BDI.Palabras clave
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Colección:
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Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Disfunciones Sexuales Fisiológicas
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Desogestrel
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Dispositivos Anticonceptivos Femeninos
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Disfunciones Sexuales Psicológicas
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Sobrepeso
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Etinilestradiol
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Trastorno Dismórfico Corporal
Tipo de estudio:
Observational_studies
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Qualitative_research
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Risk_factors_studies
Límite:
Adolescent
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Adult
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Female
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Humans
País/Región como asunto:
Europa
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Gynecol Endocrinol
Asunto de la revista:
ENDOCRINOLOGIA
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GINECOLOGIA
Año:
2017
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Italia