Post-Recovery Sexual Function of Women with COVID-19 and Associated Factors

Year 2023, Volume: 15 Issue: Supplement 1, 355 - 364, 29.12.2023

Özlem Kaplan , Salime Mucuk , Ali Kaplan , Merve Gül Şahin , Ali Çetinkaya

https://doi.org/10.18863/pgy.1334857

Abstract

This study was conducted to investigate the sexual function status and related factors in women after contracting COVID-19. The study comprised 261 women who had been infected with COVID-19. Data were collected using the Personal Information Form, the Female Sexual Function Scale, and the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory. Sub-dimension scores for desire (3.80 ± 1.16, 3.66 ± 1.17), arousal (4.25 ± 1.40, 4.11 ± 1.41), orgasm (4.36 ± 1.25, 4.29 ± 1.26), and sexual satisfaction (4.50 ± 1.49, 4.40 ± 1.49) in women, as well as the Female Sexual Function Scale total score (26.50 ± 6.79, 26.00 ± 6.93), decreased following COVID-19 infection. Moreover, the frequency of weekly intercourse decreased (2.78 ± 0.90; 2.60 ± 0.92) compared to the pre-infection levels, and the frequency of sexual dysfunction increased (FSFI < 26 = 38.7%, 46.0%). In this study, advanced age, high body mass index (BMI) value, low education, income level, unemployment, smoking, lack of physical activity, anxiety, decreased coital frequency, and COVID-19 infection were identified as risk factors for sexual dysfunction. There was no significant relationship between the time elapsed after recovery from COVID-19 and sexual function. In conclusion, this research suggests that COVID-19 infection may lead to sexual dysfunction in women. Based on these research findings, health practitioners should assess the sexual health of female patients who have had COVID-19 infections, ensuring that women feel comfortable discussing their sexual health issues and referring them to appropriate treatment and counseling services when needed.

Keywords

COVID-19, sexual function, women sexual health, anxiety

COVID-19'lu Kadınların İyileşme Sonrası Cinsel İşlevleri ve İlişkili Faktörler

Abstract

Bu çalışma, COVID-19 hastalığı sonrası kadınların cinsel işlev durumunu ve ilişkili faktörleri incelemek amacıyla gerçekleştirilmiştir. Çalışmaya COVID-19 enfeksiyonu geçiren 261 kadın dahil edilmiştir. Veriler Kişisel Bilgi Formu, Kadın Cinsel İşlev Ölçeği ve Durumluk-Süreklilik Kaygı Envanteri kullanılarak toplanmıştır. Kadınların istek (3,80 ± 1,16, 3,66 ± 1,17), uyarılma (4,25 ± 1,40, 4,11 ± 1,41), orgazm (4,36 ± 1,25, 4,29 ± 1,26) ve cinsel doyum (4,50 ± 1,49, 4,40 ± 1,49) alt boyut puanları ile Kadın Cinsel İşlev Ölçeği toplam puanı (26,50 ± 6,79, 26,00 ± 6,93) COVID-19 sonrası azalmıştır. Ayrıca haftalık ilişki sıklığı (2,78 ± 0,90; 2,60 ± 0,92) enfeksiyon öncesine göre azalmış, cinsel işlev bozukluğu sıklığı (FSFI < 26 = %38,7, %46,0) artmıştır. Çalışmada ileri yaş, yüksek beden kitle indeksi (BKİ) değeri, düşük eğitim seviyesi, gelir düzeyi, çalışmama, sigara içme, spor yap-mama, anksiyete, azalmış cinsel ilişki sıklığı ve COVID-19 enfeksiyonu cinsel işlev bozukluğu için risk faktörleri olarak belirlenmiştir. COVID-19'dan iyileştikten sonra geçen süre ile cinsel işlev arasında anlamlı bir ilişki bu-lunmamaktadır. Bu araştırmanın sonucuna göre, COVID-19 enfeksiyonu kadınlarda cinsel işlev bozukluğuna yol açabilir. Bu araştırma sonuçlarına dayanarak, sağlık çalışanları COVID-19 enfeksiyonunu geçirmiş olan kadın hastaların cinsel sağlığını değerlendirmeli ve kadınların cinsel sağlık sorunlarını rahatça konuşmalarını sağlama-lı, gerektiğinde uygun tedavi ve danışmanlık hizmetlerine yönlendirmelidir.

Keywords

COVID-19, cinsel işlev, kadın cinsel sağlığı, kaygı

Supporting Institution

Destekleyen bir kurum bulunmamaktadır.

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