Does prevalence of sexual dysfunction differ among the most common causes of infertility? A cross-sectional study

BMC Women's Health

Table 2 Comparison of different aspects of sexual dysfunction in the study groups

Variable	PCOS N = 80	Male factor N = 80	Endometriosis N = 80	Fertile N = 160	P value*
Desire	3.04 ± 0.74	4.11 ± 0.77	3.78 ± 0.70	4.39 ± 1.14	˂0.001^a
Arousal	3.21 ± 0.75	4.20 ± 0.77	3.88 ± 1.07	5.03 ± 1.05	˂0.001 ^a
Lubrication	3.52 ± 0.80	4.61 ± 0.79	4.29 ± 0.61	4.99 ± 0.83	˂0.001 ^a
Orgasm	3.50 ± 0.69	3.72 ± 0.77	3.00 ± 0.77	4.49 ± 0.81	˂0.001 ^a
Satisfaction	4.16 ± 0.95	4.54 ± 0.79	3.81 ± 0.73	5.10 ± 0.78	˂0.001 ^a
Pain	4.16 ± 1.22	4.96 ± 0.31	3.68 ± 0.74	5.05 ± 0.85	˂0.001 ^b
FSFI	21.60 ± 2.90	26.16 ± 1.78	22.46 ± 1.84	29.07 ± 2.50	˂0.001 ^a

PCOS, polycystic ovary syndrome; FSFI, Female Sexual Function Index
*Values are given as mean ± SD and compared using One-way ANOVA
^ap < 0.05 between two groups as assessed by Tukey’s post hoc pairwise comparisons following ANOVA
^bp < 0.05 between two groups as assessed by Tukey’s post hoc pairwise comparisons following ANOVA except between Male factor and fertile groups

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