Gynecology & Obstetrics

Gynecology & Obstetrics
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ISSN: 2161-0932

Fatima Castroviejo Royo

Fatima Castroviejo Royo
Universitary Rio Hortega Hospital,
Valladolid
Spain

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  • Research Article
    Female Sexual Function in Castilla Y Leon (Spain): Normal Ranges
    Author(s): Fatima Castroviejo Royo, Consuelo Conde Redondo, Luis Antonio Rodriguez Toves, Carlos Marina Garcia-Tunon, Carmen Gonzalez Tejero and Jose Maria Martinez-Sagarra Oceja Fatima Castroviejo Royo, Consuelo Conde Redondo, Luis Antonio Rodriguez Toves, Carlos Marina Garcia-Tunon, Carmen Gonzalez Tejero and Jose Maria Martinez-Sagarra Oceja

    We hypothesized that the application of Rosen’s Female Sexual Function Index (FSFI©) in a Spanish population differs from the results published in the United States population. Material and methods: We conducted an observational epidemiological study of female sexual function in the population of Castilla y Leon (Spanish region) involving 4500 women and we determined their “normality” in order to achieve nine diagnostic cut-off points for female sexual dysfunction for our community overall and by decade of age. Results: We developed a new, general specific cut-off point to diagnose sexual dysfunction in our female population, FSFI© ≤ 21.7; bearing in mind that female sexual dysfunction is age-dependant, we obtained new cut-off points for the diagnosis of female sexual dysfunction by decade of age... View More»
    DOI: 10.4172/2161-0932.1000240

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