Social Support for Female Sexual Dysfunction in Fibromyalgia

Sexual dysfunction is correlated with tenderness in female fibromyalgia patients.

OBJECTIVES The purpose of the current study was to evaluate sexual dysfunction among female fibromyalgia syndrome (FMS) patients. METHODS Fifty female subjects were recruited and were asked to complete a questionnaire regarding sexual functioning. The control group included fifty-five healthy age-matched volunteers. The participants underwent a physical examination and tender point assessment...

Sexual dysfunction in fibromyalgia patients.

OBJECTIVE To investigate the prevalence of sexual dysfunction in female patients with fibromyalgia (FM), the impact of FM on sexual activity and the factors associated with sexual dysfunction in these patients. METHODS Thirty-one consecutive women with FM were enrolled; two groups of 20 aged-matched healthy women and 26 patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) were used as controls. Demographi...

Female sexual dysfunction

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Sexual dysfunction, mood, anxiety, and personality disorders in female patients with fibromyalgia

BACKGROUND We aimed to investigate the current prevalence of sexual dysfunction (SD), mood, anxiety, and personality disorders in female patients with fibromyalgia (FM). METHODS This case-control study involved 96 patients with FM and 94 healthy women. The SD diagnosis was based on a psychiatric interview in accordance with the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, fourth edi...

Finding Solutions for Female Sexual Dysfunction