Table 4 Factor analysis of the FSFI (n = 137)

Item 1

Desire: frequency

0.15

0.10

0.80

0.18

0.15

Item 2

Desire: level

0.16

0.17

0.85

0.20

0.07

Item 3

Arousal: frequency

0.37

0.42

0.56

0.25

0.28

Item 4

Arousal: level

0.47

0.31

0.57

0.30

0.31

Item 5

Arousal: confidence

0.56

0.38

0.48

0.22

0.34

Item 6

Arousal: satisfaction

0.53

0.35

0.37

0.29

0.49

Item 7

Lubrication: frequency

0.73

0.33

0.34

0.28

0.27

Item 8

Lubrication: difficulty

0.74

0.39

0.17

0.26

0.29

Item 9

Lubrication: frequency of maintaining

0.73

0.35

0.26

0.28

0.31

Item 10

Lubrication: difficulty in maintaining

0.63

0.46

0.24

0.21

0.38

Item 11

Orgasm: frequency

0.43

0.31

0.25

0.25

0.69

Item 12

Orgasm: difficulty

0.42

0.40

0.23

0.28

0.67

Item 13

Orgasm: satisfaction

0.41

0.39

0.17

0.36

0.55

Item 14

Satisfaction: with closeness with partner

0.45

0.41

0.28

0.52

0.32

Item 15

Satisfaction: with sexual relationship

0.24

0.23

0.26

0.86

0.19

Item 16

Satisfaction: with overall sex life

0.24

0.23

0.31

0.72

0.21

Item 17

Pain: frequency during vaginal penetration

0.35

0.73

0.23

0.23

0.21

Item 18

Pain: frequency following vaginal penetration

0.32

0.83

0.21

0.25

0.27

Item 19

Pain: level during or following vaginal penetration

0.38

0.75

0.23

0.27

0.28

14.55

2.38

1.84

1.65

1.37

22

19

17

14

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