Evaluation of Sexual Dysfunction in Female Patients with Tension-Type Headache
| Autor: | Faruk Ömer Odabaş |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2017 |
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| Zdroj: | İstanbul Medical Journal, Vol 18, Iss 2, Pp 58-61 (2017) |
| Druh dokumentu: | article |
| ISSN: | 2619-9793 2148-094X |
| DOI: | 10.5152/imj.2017.06978 |
| Popis: | Objective: Evaluation of sexual disfunction in female with tension type headache patients.Methods: In total, 90 female patients with tension type-headache were included in the patient group; furthermore, there were 90 healthy controls (control group). Sexual functions of patients were evaluated using the female sexual function index (FSFI) and their depression levels were measured using by Beck Depression Index (BDI). The controls were also evaluated using the FSFI and BDI. The patient and control groups appealed to evaluate the importance of sexual activities with a decimal analog scale.Results: The total FSFI’s were more decreased when compared with control group in all subgroups. BDI’s were significantly higher in the patient group than in the control group. Further, in the patient group, the decimal analog scale values analzing the importance of sexual activities was significantly lower.Conclusion: Tension type headache is closely associated with depresive predisposition in patients and it markedly influence sexual activities negatively. |
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