Determinants of sexual dysfunction in women with multiple sclerosis

The aim of present study was to determine disease-related and psychological risk factors for sexual dysfunction in women with multiple sclerosis (MS). This was a clinical-based study conducted from September 2009 to June 2010 in Tehran, Iran. A consecutive sample of female patients with MS was recru...

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Published in:BMC neurology 2013-07, Vol.13 (1), p.83-83, Article 83
Main Authors: Mohammadi, Khadijeh, Rahnama, Parvin, Mohseni, Sakineh Moayed, Sahraian, Mohammad Ali, Montazeri, Ali
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Age
Complications and side effects
Depression - etiology
Disease Progression
Female
Health aspects
Humans
Iran
Medical research
Medicine, Experimental
Multiple sclerosis
Multiple Sclerosis - complications
Multiple Sclerosis, Chronic Progressive - complications
Psychiatric Status Rating Scales
Risk factors
Sexual disorders
Sexual Dysfunction, Physiological - epidemiology
Studies
Women
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Summary:The aim of present study was to determine disease-related and psychological risk factors for sexual dysfunction in women with multiple sclerosis (MS). This was a clinical-based study conducted from September 2009 to June 2010 in Tehran, Iran. A consecutive sample of female patients with MS was recruited from an outpatient clinic. The Female Sexual Function Index (FSFI) was used to evaluate sexual function. In addition neurological impairment was measured using the Kurtzke Expanded Disability Status Scale (EDSS), and depression was assessed using the Beck Depression Inventory-II (BDI-II). Univariate and multiple logistic regression analyses were performed in order to examine the association between sexual dysfunction and independent variables. In all, 226 women participated in the study. Of these, 125 women (55.3%) met the criteria for sexual dysfunction. The mean age of participants was 35.7 years (SD = 8.07). The results obtained from multiple logistic regression analysis indicated that the disease duration (OR for the disease duration of equal or greater than 9 years = 3.13, %95 CI = 1.29-7.57, P = 0.01), the disease course (OR for secondary progressive MS = 3.96, %95 CI = 1.55-10.10, P = 0.004) and the BDI score (OR = 1.11, %95 CI = 1.07-1.16, P 
ISSN:1471-2377
1471-2377
DOI:10.1186/1471-2377-13-83