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Revista argentina de reumatología

Print version ISSN 0327-4411On-line version ISSN 2362-3675

Abstract

ESPASA, Gabriela Vanesa et al. Sexual dysfunction in women with systemic lupus erythematosus. Rev. argent. reumatolg. [online]. 2021, vol.32, n.3, pp.9-14. ISSN 0327-4411.

Introduction: sexual dysfunction is the alteration in one or several phases of sexual activity. It can culminate in frustration, pain and a decrease in the frequency of sexual intercourse. Objectives: determine the frequency of sexual dysfunction and analyze associated factors in patients with SLE. Materials and methods: a descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted. We included patients with SLE, between 18 and 50 years of age, Secondary Sjogren’s syndrome, menopause, severe depression and illiterate patients were excluded. Demographic and disease-related variables were studied. The Depression Anxiety Stress Scale (DASS-21), and the Female Sexual Function Index (FSFI) were applied. Results: sixty women with SLE and 63 controls were evaluated. The prevalence of SD in SLE was 71.7% and there were significant differences in all domains of sexual function. The total FSFI score in patients with SLE was lower when compared to controls. According to the DASS-21 scale, stress, anxiety and depression were observed in at least half of lupus women, however no association was found between these variables and SD. Conclusions: the prevalence of SD in patients with SLE was high. Depression, Anxiety, and Stress were not determinants in the presence of SD.

Keywords : systemic lupus erythematosus; sexual dysfunction; depression; anxiety; stress.

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