Title
Female orgasmic dysfunction and severe climacteric symptomatology in women aged 40 to 59 years: an independent association from an analysis of a multicenter Latin American study
Date Issued
07 June 2022
Access level
metadata only access
Resource Type
journal article
Author(s)
Blümel J.E.
Barón G.
Belzares E.
Bencosme A.
Calle A.
Espinoza M.T.
Flores D.
Izaguirre H.
León-León P.
Lima S.
Monterrosa A.
Mostajo D.
Navarro D.
Soto E.
Vallejo M.S.
Tserotas K.
Chedraui P.
Collaborative Group for Research of the Climacteric in Latin America (REDLINC)
Publisher(s)
Lippincott Williams and Wilkins
Abstract
Objective:To evaluate the association between the severity of climacteric symptoms (CS) and orgasmic dysfunction (OD), controlled by demographic, clinical, and partner variables.Methods:We carried out a secondary analysis of a multicenter Latin American cross-sectional study that surveyed sexually active women 40 to 59years old. We assessed CS (global, somatic, psychological, or urogenital domains) and OD. Also, we explored clinical variables and partner sexual conditions. We performed logistic regression models with nonparametric bootstrap resampling to estimate crude and adjusted odds ratios (aOR) with 95% confidence intervals (CI).Results:We included data of 5,391 women in the analysis. Regarding CS, 24.8%, 10.8%, 28.4%, and 32.9% had respectively severe symptoms according to total, somatic, psychological, and urogenital domain scores of the Menopause Rating Scale. OD was found in 25.4% of women. The adjusted model (including menopausal status and partner sexual dysfunction) showed that severe CS increased the odds of OD (aOR=2.77; 95% CI: 2.41-3.19 [total Menopause Rating Scale score]; aOR=1.65; 95% CI: 1.37-2.00 [somatic domain]; aOR=2.02; 95% CI: 1.76-2.32 [psychological domain] and aOR=3.89; 95% CI: 3.40-4.45 [urogenital]).Conclusions:Severe CS were associated with OD independently of demographic, clinical, and partner variables. Severe urogenital symptoms had the strongest association.
Start page
654
End page
663
Volume
29
Issue
6
Language
English
OCDE Knowledge area
Patología
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-85131771510
PubMed ID
Source
Menopause
ISSN of the container
10723714
Source funding
Abbott Laboratories
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