Sexual dysfunction in women with Parkinson's disease

Autor: Margarida Rodrigues, Cristiana Amorim de Carvalho, Sara Varanda, Ana Sofia Costa, Joana Ribeiro da Silva, Gisela Carneiro, José Nuno Alves
Rok vydání: 2016
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Zdroj: Movement Disorders. 31:1685-1693
ISSN: 0885-3185
DOI: 10.1002/mds.26739
Popis: Background Sexual dysfunction in women with Parkinson's disease is poorly understood and research in this area is scarce. The objectives of this study were sexual function characterization in female Parkinson's disease patients, description of sexual dysfunctions, correlation with disease characteristics, and comparison with matched healthy controls. Methods Social and demographic data from consecutive female patients with Parkinson's disease and matched healthy controls were collected. The following instruments were used: UPDRS, the Hoehn and Yahr scale, the Beck Depression Inventory-II, the Female Sexual Function Index, and the Sexual Dysfunction Inventory. The only exclusion criterion was cognitive deterioration precluding comprehension of the study scope and its instruments. Results Of the 95 patients identified, 61 were included. Mean age was 66 years (range 40—89 years), and mean disease duration was seven years (range 1-18 years). Twenty-nine presented an akinetic-rigid syndrome, 25 tremoric disease, and, the remaining, a mixed type of disease. Mean “on” total/part III UPDRS scores were 46 ± 15.0 and 31 ± 8.9. Sexual dysfunction was present in 86.9% of patients and 79.0% of controls, according to the Female Sexual Function Index (p
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