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01-01-2018
Hypertension as a risk factor for female sexual dysfunction: cross-sectional study
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2018;71(5):2477-2482
Abstract
Hypertension as a risk factor for female sexual dysfunction: cross-sectional study
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2018;71(5):2477-2482
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2017-0259
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Objective:
to evaluate the sexual dysfunction in hypertensive patients compared to normotensive patients.
Method:
this was a cross-sectional study. Samples were composed of 54 hypertensive patients and 54 normotensive patients. The female sexual dysfunction was evaluated by the Female Sexual Function Index (FSFI).
Results:
the average FSFI score differed highly between hypertensive and normotensive patients (22.4± 7.4 versus 26.8 ±5.4, p< 0.001). Among hypertensive patients, 63% showed sexual dysfunction in opposition to 39% of normotensive patients (p=0.02). Hypertensive women had 1.67 more chances of showing the dysfunction than women with normal blood pressure.
Conclusion:
the sexual dysfunction prevalence is higher in hypertensive than in normotensive women hence, hypertension is a potentiator factor for female sexual dysfunction.
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This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. Abstract
Hypertension as a risk factor for female sexual dysfunction: cross-sectional study
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2018;71(5):2477-2482
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2017-0259
Views0See moreABSTRACT
Objective:
to evaluate the sexual dysfunction in hypertensive patients compared to normotensive patients.
Method:
this was a cross-sectional study. Samples were composed of 54 hypertensive patients and 54 normotensive patients. The female sexual dysfunction was evaluated by the Female Sexual Function Index (FSFI).
Results:
the average FSFI score differed highly between hypertensive and normotensive patients (22.4± 7.4 versus 26.8 ±5.4, p< 0.001). Among hypertensive patients, 63% showed sexual dysfunction in opposition to 39% of normotensive patients (p=0.02). Hypertensive women had 1.67 more chances of showing the dysfunction than women with normal blood pressure.
Conclusion:
the sexual dysfunction prevalence is higher in hypertensive than in normotensive women hence, hypertension is a potentiator factor for female sexual dysfunction.
This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. 
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