Prevalence of sexual dysfunctions in women in their early and middle adulthood from the Podkarpackie Voivodeship
Prevalence of sexual dysfunctions in women in their early and middle adulthood from the Podkarpackie Voivodeship

Summary/Abstract: Background: Sexual dysfunctions are disorders related to the physiology of sexual responses.Aim of the study: Our study aimed to assess the prevalence of sexual dysfunctions in women in their earlyand middle adulthood.Material and methods: The early adulthood group consisted of 125 women aged 20–30, and out of these100 questionnaires qualified for the final analysis. The middle adulthood group consisted of 275 women aged45–55 in which 200 complete questionnaires were analyzed. The study was conducted in 2016 using a diag-nostic survey method and the author’s own survey questionnaire, the Mell-krat Scale for Women and thefemale Sexual function Index (PL-fSfI).Results: Only 38.0% of respondents from the early adulthood group and 25.0% from the middle-adult groupinterviewed with a gynecologist about their sex life, possible disorders, and problems. Additionally, only 1.0%of women in the middle adulthood group benefited from the advice of a sexologist. According to the inter-pretation of the Mell-krat scale, 41.0% of respondents in the early adulthood group and 76.0% of women inthe middle adulthood group had a suboptimal score. These results indicate the possibility of sexual responsedisorders. All women in the early adulthood group and middle adulthood group scored below normal on thePL-fSfI scale indicating that the respondents are at risk for sexual disorders.Conclusions: According to the PL-fSfI scale, all women in the study may be at risk of sexual disorders. Ac-cording to the Mell-krat scale, as many as ¾ of women might suffer from sexual response disorders or areat risk of sexual disorders. taking into account the significance of a sex life, it is necessary to take action toprovide women with professional medical and psychological help to improve their intimacy sphere of life.

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