Sexual dysfunctions in young university women: a cross-sectional study

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: To estimate the prevalence of sexual dysfunction in young college women. METHODS: This is a descriptive analytical cross-sectional study. A total of 111 heterosexual women, students of the physiotherapy course of the Federal University of Bahia participated in this study. Each participant answered two self-administered questionnaires “Investigation of associated factors” and “Sex ratio - female version” between September and October 2019. RESULTS: A prevalence of 8% of sexual dysfunction was found in this population. The symptom of evacuatory effort was associated with worse performance / sexual satisfaction by the total SQ-F score (p=0.03) and when assessed by grouping of questions an association was found between evacuatory effort and worse arousal (p=0.01), evacuatory effort and pain (p=0.04); urinary urgency and pain (p=0.04); violence and arousal (p=0.05); and violence and less satisfaction/orgasm (p=0.02). CONCLUSION: The results suggest that there is a low prevalence of sexual dysfunction in the studied population, but there is an association between symptoms of pelvic floor dysfunction and sexual dysfunction in young women.