FEMALE SEXUAL DYSFUNCTION. UNSPOKEN TRUTH? HYDERABAD SINDH BASED STUDY

Abstract

Background: Sexual cycle is complex and have so many phases. There are desires that initiates sex , which  occur with or without stimulus. Sexual dysfunction is a problem that occurs during the sexual response cycle that inhibits person from sexual satisfaction .It is difficult to estimate the prevalence of sexual dysfunction in women because of religious grounds, natural shyness, illiteracy, and unawareness of sexual education.Objective: To determine female sexual dysfunction in non-diabetic young female of Hyderabad, and to enhance awareness of this taboo problem in women.Material and methods: This cross-sectional   questionnaire based study includes 276 married non diabetic females, enrolled   by non-probability convenience sampling from OPD of private clinics of sadder Hyderabad. Study was conducted in l accordance with the guidelines for Declaration of Helsinki and data was collected after obtaining participants consents. All women were interviewed according to questionnaire designed in local aspects by modifying female sexual scale which contained 19 different questions, most of them having score from 1 to 5 or -1 to -5. This scale has been modified in local languages in Urdu and Sindhi. All data was entered and analyzed using statistical package for social sciences version 22.0.Results: The mean age was 23±9.5 years, mean BMI  was 24±5.5, mean duration of marriage was5.6±4.3 years, (24%) didn’t  conceived after 2 years of marriage.(55%) had 2 or more  children, Contraceptives user were 24±5.6 Pain  was experienced during coitus  by (15%), decreased desire in (20%),decreased secretion during foreplay in (15%) lack of orgasm in (30%) and arousal failure in (10% )and only (10%) had mixed disorder.(30%) had orgasm failure score of 25 and p value adjusted with age 0.03, arousal failure was in 10% but score was very low -10, p value was0.04.Conclusion: Awareness and decreasing shyness barriers of sexuality are increasing among the women.  Women are seeking a sexual solution, which is the first step toward proper treatment plan.