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| Author(s): |
Ribeiro, Meireluci Costa
[1]
;
Nakamura, Mary Uchiyama
[1]
;
Torloni, Maria Regina
[2]
;
Scanavino, Marco de Tubino
[3]
;
Scomparini, Flavia Burin
[1, 2]
;
Mattar, Rosiane
[1]
Total Authors: 6
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| Affiliation: | [1] Sao Paulo Fed Univ UNIFESP, Dept Obstet, Sao Paulo - Brazil
[2] Sao Paulo Fed Univ UNIFESP, Dept Internal Med, Sao Paulo - Brazil
[3] Sao Paulo State Univ Med Sch FMUSP, Dept & Inst Psychiat, Sao Paulo - Brazil
Total Affiliations: 3
|
| Document type: | Journal article |
| Source: | PLoS One; v. 9, n. 4 APR 15 2014. |
| Web of Science Citations: | 5 |
| Abstract | |
Obesity and gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) are increasing worldwide and may compromise female sexual function. We hypothesize that among GDM patients in the third trimester of pregnancy, those with excess body fat would have worse female sexual function scores than normal weight women. Our aim was to assess the sexual function of overweight compared to normal weight women with GDM. This was a cross-sectional survey involving 143 Brazilian women with GDM in the third trimester of pregnancy: 76 were overweight (pre-pregnancy body mass index-BMI >= 25.0 Kg/m(2)) and 67 were normal weight (BMI 18.5-24.9 Kg/m(2)). Participants were recruited from March 2010 to April 2013 at the antenatal clinic of a single public tertiary teaching institution. The Female Sexual Function Index (FSFI) questionnaire was used to assess sexual function. Overall, 51.7% of the 143 participants were at risk for sexual dysfunction symptoms (FSFI scores <= 26); this rate was significantly higher among overweight compared to normal weight women (60.5% versus 41.8%, p = 0.038). Mean total FSFI scores were significantly lower in overweight compared to normal weight women (21.7 +/- 9.2 versus 24.9 +/- 8.0, p = 0.029). Compared to normal weight women, overweight participants had lower mean scores in desire (3.4 +/- 1.2 versus 4.0 +/- 1.4, p = 0.007) and lubrication (3.8 +/- 2.0 versus 4.5 +/- 1.6, p = 0.023). According to these results, overweight women with GDM in the third trimester of pregnancy have lower female sexual function scores than normal weight women with the same disorder. (AU) | |
| FAPESP's process: | 12/03670-4 - IMPACT OF SLEEP QUALITY, DEPRESSION AND SEXUAL FUNCTION ON THE QUALITY OF LIFE OF OVERWEIGHT PREGNANT WOMEN |
| Grantee: | Meireluci Costa Ribeiro |
| Support Opportunities: | Scholarships in Brazil - Doctorate |
| FAPESP's process: | 09/54509-6 - The sexual function in pregnant women with gestational Diabetes mellitus after 28 weeks of pregnancy |
| Grantee: | Rosiane Mattar |
| Support Opportunities: | Regular Research Grants |