Sexual activity level and sexual functioning in women prenatally exposed to diethylstilbestrol

Thirty women with a history of prenatal exposure to diethylstilbestrol (DES) underwent a detailed sexual history and were compared to a demographically similar sample of 30 women with a history of an abnormal Pap smear. The DES women were found to have less well-established sex-partner relationships...

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Published in:Psychosomatic medicine 1985-11, Vol.47 (6), p.497-511
Main Authors: MEYER-BAHLBURG, H. F. L, EHRHARDT, A. A, FELDMAN, J. F, ROSEN, L. R, VERIDIANO, N. P, ZIMMERMAN, I
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Biological and medical sciences
Coitus
Diethylstilbestrol - adverse effects
Drug toxicity and drugs side effects treatment
Dyspareunia - diagnosis
Dyspareunia - etiology
Dyspareunia - psychology
Female
Homosexuality
Humans
Libido
Medical sciences
Pharmacology. Drug treatments
Pregnancy
Prenatal Exposure Delayed Effects
Psychiatric Status Rating Scales
Sexual Behavior
Sexual Dysfunctions, Psychological - diagnosis
Sexual Dysfunctions, Psychological - etiology
Sexual Dysfunctions, Psychological - psychology
Toxicity: urogenital system
Uterine Cervical Neoplasms - psychology
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Summary:Thirty women with a history of prenatal exposure to diethylstilbestrol (DES) underwent a detailed sexual history and were compared to a demographically similar sample of 30 women with a history of an abnormal Pap smear. The DES women were found to have less well-established sex-partner relationships and less experience with child-bearing, to be lower in sexual desire and enjoyment, sexual excitability, and orgasmic coital functioning, but to be comparable (and low) with regard to such sexual dysfunctions as vaginismus and dyspareunia. Both potential psychosocial and neuroendocrine explanations are discussed.
ISSN:0033-3174
1534-7796
DOI:10.1097/00006842-198511000-00001