Køster A, Garde K
Glostrup Population Studies, Glostrup Hospital, University of Copenhagen, Denmark.
Maturitas. 1993 Jan;16(1):49-60. doi: 10.1016/0378-5122(93)90133-3.
This study examines the nature of sexual desire experienced during the climacteric and attempts to identify predictors for frequency and change of sexual desire using a prospective design. Four-hundred seventy-four women constituting 76% of the original cohort of a general population of Danish women born in 1936 were examined by interview and questionnaire at the ages of 40, 45 and 51. The main items were sexual behaviour, expectations towards or experience of menopause, general health status and social background. Most women (70%) experienced no change in sexual desire during the study period. The 51-year-old women's experience of frequency or change in sexual desire was not related to menopausal status. Frequency of sexual desire was highly correlated to previous and present subjective health status, former sexual activity, partner availability and social status. Anticipations of declining sexual desire as a consequence of menopause actually predicted a decrease. Finally, decrease in sexual desire correlated significantly with the women's subjective assessment of being climacteric.
本研究探讨了更年期期间所体验到的性欲本质，并尝试采用前瞻性设计来确定性欲频率和变化的预测因素。对1936年出生的丹麦女性普通人群原始队列中76%的474名女性，在40岁、45岁和51岁时通过访谈和问卷进行了调查。主要项目包括性行为、对更年期的期望或经历、总体健康状况和社会背景。在研究期间，大多数女性（70%）的性欲没有变化。51岁女性的性欲频率或变化经历与绝经状态无关。性欲频率与既往和当前的主观健康状况、既往性活动、伴侣可及性和社会地位高度相关。因更年期而导致性欲下降的预期实际上预测了性欲的降低。最后，性欲下降与女性对处于更年期的主观评估显著相关。
