Avaliação da satisfação sexual em pacientes com endometriose infiltrativa profunda

Abstract

Endometriosis is a benign condition that causes pain and infertility. Sexual dysfunction, particularly deep dyspareunia, is common in patients with endometriosis, and interferes with quality of life and sexual satisfaction. The aim of this study is to assess sexual satisfaction in women with deep infiltrating endometriosis. Fifty-seven women diagnosed with deep infiltrating endometriosis were selected from the endometriosis sector of the Hospital Universitário Pedro Ernesto (HUPE) between July 2010 and December 2011. The control group was consisted of 38 healthy women selected at the HUPE family planning clinic. Full-scale and individual domain scores on the Female Sexual Function Index (FSFI), a validated questionnaire for functional assessment of sexual activity in women was used. There were no statistically significant between-group differences in overall (full-scale) FSFI scores. Patients with endometriosis scored significantly lower than controls in the Pain domain, which means, more pain than control group . These findings suggest that women with endometriosis had a more negative impact in the Pain domain of the FSFI, but with no effect on overall sexual function.