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Body mass index, waist/hip ratio and sexual dysfunction
Ayavar Cem KEÇE1, Demet AYDOĞAN KIRMIZI2, Emre BAŞER3, Nahit Sabri ŞAHİN21Specialist, Psychotherapist, Private Clinic, Ankara, Türkiye, 2Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Yozgat Bozok University Faculty of Medicine, Yozgat, Türkiye, 3Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Private İzmir Can Hospital, İzmir, Türkiye
Objectives: Sexual functions are the result of multifactorial and complex processes. While the negative effects of weight gain in men are clearly known, this is not clearly known in women and also there are few studies on the subject. This study aims to determine the effects of body mass index (BMI) on sexual functions. Materials and Methods: This study was designed as a cross-sectional and prospective research. Participants were divided into three groups according to their BMI data. The distribution of the participants to the groups is as follows: 80 normal weight (41.2%), 59 overweight (30.4%), and 55 obese (28.4%) participants. Female sexual function index (FSFI) was used to evaluate sexual dysfunctions. Results: It was determined that 40.7% of the participants had sexual dysfunction. It was observed that there was no significant difference between BMI groups in terms of sexual dysfunction (p=0.336). However, as a result of the evaluation of FSFI scores according to its domains, a statistically significant decrease was found in orgasm (r=-0.151, p=0.036) and FSFI total (r=-0.158, p=0.028) scores as WHR increased, and in orgasm (r=-0.205, p=0.004) scores as BMI increased. Conclusion: It was observed that obesity is particularly associated with orgasm in women. The increase in the waist/hip ratio appears to be associated with sexual dysfunction.
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KEÇE A, AYDOĞAN KIRMIZI D, BAŞER E, ŞAHİN N. Body mass index, waist/hip ratio and sexual dysfunction. 2024; 43(2): 48-53
Corresponding Author: BAŞER E.
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