Sexual Dysfunction in Women with Diabetes Mellitus

Diabetes mellitus (DM) is an increasing health concern throughout the world. DM is categorized as either type 1 (DM-1) or type 2 (DM-2), where DM-1 represents a lack of insulin production, and DM-2 is characterized by a relative lack of insulin (i.e., decreased sensitivity to the effect of insulin)....

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Published in:The Journal of sex research 2010-03, Vol.47 (2-3), p.199-211
Main Authors: Giraldi, Annamaria, Kristensen, Ellids
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Depression - complications
Depressive disorders
Diabetes
Diabetes complications
Diabetes mellitus
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 - complications
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 - complications
Female
Genitalia
Humans
Incidence
Insulin
Mathematical functions
Men
Prevalence
Research Design
Risk Factors
Sexology
Sexual disorders
Sexual dysfunction
Sexual Dysfunction, Physiological - classification
Sexual Dysfunction, Physiological - epidemiology
Sexual Dysfunction, Physiological - etiology
Sexual Dysfunctions, Psychological - classification
Sexual Dysfunctions, Psychological - epidemiology
Sexual Dysfunctions, Psychological - etiology
Sexuality
Type 1 diabetes mellitus
Type 2 diabetes mellitus
Women
Women's Health
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Summary:Diabetes mellitus (DM) is an increasing health concern throughout the world. DM is categorized as either type 1 (DM-1) or type 2 (DM-2), where DM-1 represents a lack of insulin production, and DM-2 is characterized by a relative lack of insulin (i.e., decreased sensitivity to the effect of insulin). DM has long been considered a risk factor for sexual dysfunction in men and women, although the evidence in women is less clear. This review attempts to give an overview of female sexual dysfunction in women with DM. Although women with DM are at higher risk of developing sexual dysfunction than women without DM, there is great variability in results across studies, with the incidence of sexual dysfunction in women with DM generally linked less to organic factors and more to psychological factors, especially coexisting depression. This review hypothesizes several presumed causes for such variation in findings across studies and uses these explanations as the basis for a discussion of differences between men's and women's sexuality.
ISSN:0022-4499
1559-8519
DOI:10.1080/00224491003632834