University of Health Sciences, Hamidiye Faculty of Nursing - Istanbul, Turkey.
Marmara University, Health Sciences Faculty, Midwifery Department - Istanbul, Turkey.
Rev Assoc Med Bras (1992). 2023 Feb 10;69(2):216-221. doi: 10.1590/1806-9282.20220293. eCollection 2023.
This study aimed to investigate female sexual function in patients with type 1 diabetes by comparing female sexual function index scores between women with and without type 1 diabetes.
A total of 62 women with type 1 diabetes and 69 age-matched women without diabetes but with similar backgrounds were enrolled in the patient and control groups, respectively. All participants were sexually active and had no systemic diseases other than diabetes in the patient group.
The frequency of female sexual dysfunction was significantly higher, and the mean female sexual function index score was significantly lower in women with diabetes compared to the control group (p=0.01). There was a significant relationship between sexual dysfunction and duration of diabetes, glycosylated hemoglobin test, and body mass index (p<0.05).
This study demonstrates that female sexual dysfunction is more common among women with type 1 diabetes than among women without type 1 diabetes. Patients with type 1 diabetes should be evaluated in terms of sexual health. Health professionals should give more attention to and provide guidance regarding sexual function in women with type 1 diabetes.
本研究旨在通过比较 1 型糖尿病女性和非糖尿病女性的女性性功能指数评分，来探讨 1 型糖尿病患者的女性性功能。
共纳入 62 例 1 型糖尿病女性患者和 69 例年龄匹配、无糖尿病但具有相似背景的非糖尿病女性作为患者组和对照组。所有参与者均有性生活，且患者组除糖尿病外无其他系统性疾病。
与对照组相比，糖尿病组女性性功能障碍的发生率显著更高，女性性功能指数评分的平均值显著更低（p=0.01）。性功能障碍与糖尿病病程、糖化血红蛋白检测值和体重指数呈显著相关（p<0.05）。
本研究表明，1 型糖尿病女性中性功能障碍更为常见。1 型糖尿病患者应进行性健康评估。医疗保健专业人员应更加关注并为 1 型糖尿病女性的性功能提供指导。
